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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $270.0 vs $353.84
- Up to 23% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-12900KF - $1.41 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-11900 - 193 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 24 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
192
99%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
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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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.83/FPS
77%
Price, $
$353.84
76%
FPS 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel 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 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i9-12900KF
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
$30.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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101 FPS
$22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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75 FPS
$43.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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101 FPS
$46.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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137 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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93 FPS
$18.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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113 FPS
$23.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,679.99
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148 FPS
$37.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5,499
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147 FPS
$25.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,816
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138 FPS
$18.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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