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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $79.0 vs $275.99
- Up to 65% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-12900K - $0.85 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 20% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium Gold G5400T - 112 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400T - 24 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
93
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
34%
Price, $
$275.99
28%
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 Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400T or Core i9-12900K
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
$33.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,699.99
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102 FPS
$20.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,049.99
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67 FPS
$23.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599
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67 FPS
$20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,392
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102 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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59 FPS
$42.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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102 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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95 FPS
$32.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,114.99
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49 FPS
$26.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,289
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67 FPS
$27.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,849
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