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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2256 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $128.97 vs $298.85
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 54 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Pentium G4400 - 240 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 24 vs 2 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 GHz FCLGA1151
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Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 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
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
694
26.48854961832061%
Multi-Core
1184
7.665911298154743%
Intel Pentium G4400 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 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 |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G4400 or Core i9-12900K
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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240 FPS
$15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
$15.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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192 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
$12.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,479
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85 FPS
$16.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,379
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177 FPS
$16.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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192 FPS
$10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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177 FPS
$23.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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177 FPS
$21.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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