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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 20% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium Gold G6405 - 467 vs 388 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €77.03 vs €492.28
- Up to 81% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i9-12900 - €0.2 vs €1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
388
83%
Value, €/FPS
€0.2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 processor 4.1 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Pentium Gold G6405
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
222 FPS
€6.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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222 FPS
€6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,490
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203 FPS
€8.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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170 FPS
€25.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,250.85
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170 FPS
€5.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€931.78
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253 FPS
€7.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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207 FPS
€13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,770.6
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327 FPS
€5.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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230 FPS
€6.82/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,569
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252 FPS
€6.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,689
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