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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1155 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 74% better in War Thunder than Athlon 200GE - 262 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $69.99 vs $536.98
- Up to 78% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-12900K - $0.46 vs $2.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.05/FPS
22%
Price, $
$536.98
13%
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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Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
151
57%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Athlon 200GE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Athlon |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Athlon 200GE
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
254 FPS
$8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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254 FPS
$8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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262 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,799.99
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232 FPS
$10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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254 FPS
$9.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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216 FPS
$11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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248 FPS
$12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
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244 FPS
$8.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,119.99
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198 FPS
$5.53/FPS
Arc A380
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,095.77
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236 FPS
$11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,799
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