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Intel logo Core i9-12900KS
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General information Core i9-12900KS Core i7-2600K
Launched Q2 2022 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.5 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 30.9 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 24 0 % 8 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 95 W 36.7 %
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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i9-12900KS Core i7-2600K
Overall Score 73057 0 % 43391 40.6 %
Future Proof 88 % 0 % 21 % 76.1 %
Benchmark Score 28486 0 % 3545 87.6 %
Single Thread Score 4351 0 % 1750 59.8 %
Encrypting Data 31736.7 MB/s 0 % 1647.4 MB/s 94.8 %
Compressing Data 558.6 MB/s 0 % 88.5 MB/s 84.1 %
String objects sorting 61579.3 thousand/s 0 % 13370.8 thousand/s 78.3 %
Prime numbers generation 159.7 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 83.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 148593 millions/s 0 % 21175 millions/s 85.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 112405 millions/s 0 % 7884.1 millions/s 93 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900KS, Core i7-2600K.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900KS Core i7-2600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.7 FPS 83.6 FPS
High settings 274.7 FPS 133.7 FPS
Medium settings 343.4 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 429.2 FPS 208.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.3 %

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 i9-12900KS Core i7-2600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 179.3 FPS 127.0 FPS
High settings 286.9 FPS 203.3 FPS
Medium settings 358.6 FPS 254.1 FPS
Low settings 448.3 FPS 317.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.1 %
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