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Intel logo Core i9-12900K
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General information Core i9-12900K Core i9-10900X
Launched Q4 2021 Q4 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Alder Lake Cascade Lake-X
Clock 3.2 GHz 13.5 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4.7 GHz 9.6 %
Cores 16 0 % 10 37.5 %
Threads 24 0 % 20 16.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 241 W 0 % 165 W 31.5 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 50 % 256 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
10 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-12900K Core i9-10900X
Overall Score 71633 0 % 61530 14.1 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 73 % 14.1 %
Benchmark Score 26330 0 % 14334 45.6 %
Single Thread Score 4152.1 0 % 2661.5 35.9 %
Encrypting Data 29419.8 MB/s 0 % 8212.6 MB/s 72.1 %
Compressing Data 527.3 MB/s 0 % 334.2 MB/s 36.6 %
String objects sorting 57499.8 thousand/s 0 % 42892 thousand/s 25.4 %
Prime numbers generation 147.9 millions/s 0 % 84.2 millions/s 43.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 139318 millions/s 0 % 77454.6 millions/s 44.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 106011 millions/s 0 % 48239.3 millions/s 54.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900K, Core i9-10900X.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900K Core i9-10900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.2 FPS 138.1 FPS
High settings 269.2 FPS 221.0 FPS
Medium settings 336.5 FPS 276.2 FPS
Low settings 420.6 FPS 345.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-12900K Core i9-10900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 178.7 FPS 160.4 FPS
High settings 286.0 FPS 256.6 FPS
Medium settings 357.5 FPS 320.8 FPS
Low settings 446.8 FPS 401.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.3 %
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