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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1311 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $68.02 vs $536.98
- Up to 78% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-12900K - $0.73 vs $3.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 54 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 74% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Celeron G4900 - 162 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 24 vs 2 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
93
57%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.31/FPS
22%
Price, $
$536.98
12%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G4900 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Celeron G4900 or Core i9-12900K
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
122 FPS
$17.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
$17.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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162 FPS
$23.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,799.99
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87 FPS
$27.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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122 FPS
$19.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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65 FPS
$38.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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112 FPS
$28.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
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104 FPS
$20.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,119.99
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44 FPS
$24.9/FPS
Arc A380
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,095.77
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92 FPS
$30.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,799
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