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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. 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 13% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Pentium Gold G6400 - 201 vs 178 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 84% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €78.0 vs €476.56
- Up to 81% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-12900KS - €0.44 vs €2.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 58 vs 150 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
201
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.37/FPS
18%
Price, €
€476.56
16%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box
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Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
178
88%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€78
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
Buy for €78 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 218 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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