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$269.99
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MSRP $439
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $269.99 vs $412.00
- Up to 33% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-12900 - $2.90 vs $4.34 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-11900 - 95 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
93
98%
Value, $/FPS
$2.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$269.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
67 FPS
$26.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
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71 FPS
$23.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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56 FPS
$28.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
67 FPS
$22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
67 FPS
$24.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,657.79
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67 FPS
$25.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,699
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67 FPS
$24.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,616
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67 FPS
$26.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749
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67 FPS
$32.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199
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67 FPS
$42.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,819
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Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
62 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,459
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62 FPS
$21.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309
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62 FPS
$22.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,394
In Stock
62 FPS
$29.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
In Stock
59 FPS
$35.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,098.99
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56 FPS
$24.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349
In Stock
62 FPS
$22.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,369
In Stock
62 FPS
$20.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,259
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56 FPS
$23.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
56 FPS
$28.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,599
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$118
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$412
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$412
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$378.98
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$412
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$283.49
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$412
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$288.86
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
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$497.09
Core i9-12900
$412
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$343.99
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$412
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$331.99
Core i9-12900
$412
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$172
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$412
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$269.95
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
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$172.97
Core i9-12900
$412
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$129
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$412
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$129.99
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$412
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$144.57
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$412
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$412
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$412
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$412
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$133.45
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$93.99
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$412
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$744.99