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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2256 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $39.99 vs $277.68
- Up to 76% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-12900K - $0.41 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 51 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 67% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G4500 - 164 vs 98 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 24 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
98
60%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/FPS
24%
Price, $
$277.68
14%
FPS Winner
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 G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4500 | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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