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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 385 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 5% better in Minecraft than Core i9-11900K - 863 vs 825 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €288.66 vs €310.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-12900KS - €0.35 vs €0.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
825
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€288.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K, processore per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KS or Core i9-11900K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
719 FPS
€2.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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637 FPS
€3.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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804 FPS
€3.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,699.99
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