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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $73.66 vs $294.99
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 900% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium Gold G6400 - 70 vs 7 FPS
- Up to 60% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium Gold G6400 - $4.21 vs $10.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
70
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294.99
24%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 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
High
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6400 or Core i9-12900KF
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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