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The Core i9-11900K is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-12900KF and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $127.67 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i9-11900K

  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics

Advantages of the Core i9-12900KF

  • A slightly faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 36% cheaper$231.33 vs $359.00
  • A better value for money for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 16 threads

Core i9-11900K vs Core i9-12900KF for Gaming

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Core i9-11900K vs Core i9-12900KF in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i9-11900K vs Core i9-12900KF in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo

Core i9-11900K

Mar 16th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2388

92%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

10919

72%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2608

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15118

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i9-11900K vs Core i9-12900KF in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo

Core i9-11900K

Mar 16th, 2021


Cores

8-core

50%

L3 Cache

16 MB

53%


Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

3200 MHz

67%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Cores

16-core

100%

L3 Cache

30 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

91%

Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

98%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i9-11900K

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Mar 16th, 2021
Nov 4th, 2021
$539.00
$564.00
Desktop
Desktop
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1700
Rocket LakeAlder Lake
125 W125 W
8
16
16
24
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
5.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
16 MB
30 MB
DDR4 @ 3200 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
UHD Graphics 750
No
YesYes

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