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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900KF - 212 vs 195 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $270.09 vs $292.57
- Up to 15% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900KF - $1.27 vs $1.50 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 24 vs 20 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Resolution
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Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900KF | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
101 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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118 FPS
$22.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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140 FPS
$11.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,549
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89 FPS
$22.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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101 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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151 FPS
$36.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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150 FPS
$25.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$73.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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141 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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123 FPS
$8.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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151 FPS
$36.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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151 FPS
$28.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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150 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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123 FPS
$16.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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150 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
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