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Intel logo Core i9-12900K
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General information Core i9-12900K Core i5-2300
Launched Q4 2021 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Alder Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.2 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 12.5 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 40.4 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 24 0 % 4 83.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 241 W 0 % 95 W 60.6 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i9-12900K Core i5-2300
Overall Score 71915 0 % 38561 46.4 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 23 % 72.9 %
Benchmark Score 26748 0 % 2211 91.7 %
Single Thread Score 4147 0 % 1431 65.5 %
Encrypting Data 29605.9 MB/s 0 % 5033.9 MB/s 83 %
Compressing Data 528.5 MB/s 0 % 55.8 MB/s 89.4 %
String objects sorting 56864.6 thousand/s 0 % 7752.5 thousand/s 86.4 %
Prime numbers generation 146.8 millions/s 0 % 22 millions/s 85 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 139356 millions/s 0 % 12261.9 millions/s 91.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 105915 millions/s 0 % 6367.5 millions/s 94 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900K, Core i5-2300.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900K Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 69.3 FPS
High settings 269.4 FPS 110.8 FPS
Medium settings 336.7 FPS 138.6 FPS
Low settings 420.9 FPS 173.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 58.8 %

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 i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 177.3 FPS 118.5 FPS
High settings 283.6 FPS 189.6 FPS
Medium settings 354.5 FPS 237.0 FPS
Low settings 443.1 FPS 296.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.1 %
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