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€326
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-12900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i9-12900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Core i9-12900 - 853 vs 834 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €326.0 vs €364.76
- Up to 14% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-12900 - €0.38 vs €0.44 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
853
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€326
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 BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-12900
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
626 FPS
€2.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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626 FPS
€2.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,429
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591 FPS
€2.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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527 FPS
€5.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,695.19
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640 FPS
€3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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640 FPS
€15.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€10,010.43
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617 FPS
€2.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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769 FPS
€2.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,946.97
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674 FPS
€2.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,846.63
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832 FPS
€2.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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