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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 30% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10900K - 535 vs 412 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - €428.99 vs €475.94
- Up to 31% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10900K - €0.8 vs €1.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 24 vs 20 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
535
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.8/FPS
100%
Price, €
€428.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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Intel BX8070110900K Core i9-10900K (fase base: 3,70GHz; attacco: LGA1200; 125 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-10900K
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
343 FPS
€3.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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486 FPS
€4.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379
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429 FPS
€11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,810.28
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535 FPS
€6.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,299
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392 FPS
€4.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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343 FPS
€4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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414 FPS
€5.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,129
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429 FPS
€13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€5,850.84
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450 FPS
€4.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,979
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