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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $739
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS 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 i9-12900KS is 1918 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4620.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4620
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $149.99 vs $315.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-12900KS - $1.04 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 51 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 85% better in War Thunder than Pentium G4620 - 267 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4620 - 24 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Pentium G4620
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
144
53.93258426966292%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G4620 3.7GHz 3MB Kaby Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Updated 40456 minutes ago
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
267
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
88.13559322033899%
Price, $
$315
47%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
Buy for $315 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 40462 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Pentium G4620
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G4620
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
757
28.12035661218425%
Multi-Core
1599
9.856376749059976%
Intel Pentium G4620 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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