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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 78% better in War Thunder than Pentium Gold G6400 - 262 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €20.34 vs €338.54
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 58 vs 125 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
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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CPU Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processore 4 GHz 4 MB Cache
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
30.725190839694655%
Multi-Core
1669
10.806086112010359%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Pentium Gold G6400
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
216 FPS
€6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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260 FPS
€8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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243 FPS
€10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,533.31
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248 FPS
€27.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€6,828.09
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232 FPS
€6.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
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194 FPS
€6.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249.9
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244 FPS
€8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,048.59
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248 FPS
€11.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,948.6
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254 FPS
€7.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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