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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4620 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4620 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4620.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4620
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $149.99 vs $299.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-12900K - $1.19 vs $1.52 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 57% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G4620 - 198 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4620 - 24 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4620
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
126
63%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G4620 3.7GHz 3MB Kaby Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.52/FPS
78%
Price, $
$299.99
49%
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 G4620
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4620 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 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 |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G4620 or Core i9-12900K
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
198 FPS
$18.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,699.99
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155 FPS
$16.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 16 TB HDD
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$2,549
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189 FPS
$10.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,049.99
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155 FPS
$10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599
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155 FPS
$8.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,392
In Stock
189 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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148 FPS
$16.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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189 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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183 FPS
$17.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,114.99
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137 FPS
$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,289
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