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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1373 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 15% better in Deathloop than Pentium Gold G5400T - 194 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400T - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $59.95 vs $393.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Deathloop than Core i9-12900 - $0.35 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
169
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400T |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Pentium Gold G5400T
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$16.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,296.99
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77 FPS
$29.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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77 FPS
$16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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93 FPS
$29.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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93 FPS
$21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,985.99
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93 FPS
$23.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,150
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93 FPS
$17.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,647.97
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97 FPS
$16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,614.99
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93 FPS
$18.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,749
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89 FPS
$28.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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