Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS 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 i9-12900KS is 705 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in Control than Pentium Gold G6400 - 207 vs 200 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 95% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €20.34 vs €392.87
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 58 vs 150 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
29.903417533432393%
Multi-Core
1669
10.287862910682364%
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
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Apr 5th, 2022 | 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
150 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |