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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-11900KF - 154 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $270.09 vs $315.00
- Up to 18% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-11900KF - $1.75 vs $2.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900KF | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 |
3.5 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 |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
72 FPS
$23.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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78 FPS
$13.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,019.99
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75 FPS
$14.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,069.99
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78 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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64 FPS
$14.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$939.99
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78 FPS
$13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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99 FPS
$27.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699.99
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83 FPS
$32.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,679.99
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96 FPS
$16.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,549
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72 FPS
$19.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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78 FPS
$19.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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104 FPS
$52.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5,499
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103 FPS
$36.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,788
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101 FPS
$34.65/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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97 FPS
$20.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,009.99
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104 FPS
$52.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,499
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104 FPS
$41.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,299
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103 FPS
$24.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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82 FPS
$24.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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103 FPS
$16.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,672
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