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Core i9-12900K

Median Recent Price: $350 | MSRP: $589
🥉#3 CPU for $350
Average FPS
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172FPS
EfficiencyRANK #26 / 41
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0.492FPS/$
EfficiencyRANK #32 / 41
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Core i9-12900K Specifications

The CPU's architecture details

General

Release Dateinvalid
MSRP$589
Current Price$350

Performance

Cores16
Threads24
TDP125W

Clocks

Base Clock3.2 GHz
Boost Clock5.2 GHz
SocketLGA 1700
CPU

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