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Pentium G850 vs Core i9-12900K

Pentium G850 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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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

Buy for $283.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 130 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
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

Buy for $283.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 130 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium G850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3819 days newer than Pentium G850.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G850

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 15% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Pentium G850 - 133 vs 116 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G850 - 24 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium G850 Logo
Pentium G850

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

116

87%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

133

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.12/FPS

100%

Price, $

$283.44

100%

FPS and Value 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

Buy for $283.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 130 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Pentium G850 Logo
Pentium G850

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G850 Logo
Pentium G850

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


Single-Core

456

17%

Multi-Core

781

5%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium G850

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Intel Core i9-12900K

May 22nd, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Pentium G850 or Core i9-12900K

ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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