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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2256 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Pentium G4400
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $48.10 vs $283.49
- Up to 82% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i9-12900K - $0.09 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 54 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 13% better in World of Tanks than Pentium G4400 - 578 vs 511 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 24 vs 2 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
511
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 GHz FCLGA1151
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
578
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
18%
Price, $
$283.49
16%
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G4400 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Pentium G4400 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
393 FPS
$5.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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323 FPS
$7.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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393 FPS
$6.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,368.58
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578 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,898
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354 FPS
$7.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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268 FPS
$5.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,459
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326 FPS
$6.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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227 FPS
$7.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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393 FPS
$6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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370 FPS
$5.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$343.99
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$172
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$269.95
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$48.1
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$499
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$48.1
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$144.59
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$129.29
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