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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 61 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium Gold G7400 - 250 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €105.0 vs €326.0
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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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Updated 74209 minutes ago
Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 6M, fino a 3,7 GHz
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Updated 74209 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2026
77.32824427480917%
Multi-Core
4329
28.028488183878274%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Pentium Gold G7400
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
90 FPS
€14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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159 FPS
€12.25/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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206 FPS
€10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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159 FPS
€29.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,697.48
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146 FPS
€28.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,099.99
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146 FPS
€16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,474.4
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129 FPS
€13.4/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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120 FPS
€13.25/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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147 FPS
€13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,048.59
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57 FPS
€21.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,249.9
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