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The Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900K Review: Hybrid Performance Brings Hybrid Complexity

 by Dr. Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on November 4, 2021 9:00 AM EST
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Gaming Performance: DDR5 vs DDR4

All of our game testing results, including other resolutions, can be found in our benchmark database: www.anandtech.com/bench. All gaming tests were with an RTX 2080 Ti.

1080p Max

(b-7) Civilization VI - 1080p Max - Average FPS(b-8) Civilization VI - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile

(d-4) Final Fantasy 14 - 1080p Max - Average FPS

(f-5) World of Tanks - 1080p Max - Average FPS(f-6) World of Tanks - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile

(g-7) Borderlands 3 - 1080p Max - Average FPS(g-8) Borderlands 3 - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile

(i-7) Far Cry 5 - 1080p Ultra - Average FPS(i-8) Far Cry 5 - 1080p Ultra - 95th Percentile

(j-7) Gears Tactics - 1080p Ultra - Average FPS(j-8) Gears Tactics - 1080p Ultra - 95th Percentile

(k-7) Grand Theft Auto V - 1080p Max - Average FPS(k-8) Grand Theft Auto V - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile

(l-7) Red Dead 2 - 1080p Max - Average FPS(l-8) Red Dead 2 - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile

(m-7) Strange Brigade DX12 - 1080p Ultra - Average FPS(m-8) Strange Brigade DX12 - 1080p Ultra - 95th Percentile

(n-7) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 1080p Ultra - Average FPS(n-8) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 1080p Ultra - 95th Percentile

 

4K Low

(b-5) Civilization VI - 4K Min - Average FPS(b-6) Civilization VI - 4K Min - 95th Percentile(d-3) Final Fantasy 14 - 4K Min - Average FPS(e-5) Final Fantasy 15 - 4K Standard - Average FPS(e-6) Final Fantasy 15 - 4K Standard - 95th Percentile(g-5) Borderlands 3 - 4K VLow - Average FPS(g-6) Borderlands 3 - 4K VLow - 95th Percentile(i-5) Far Cry 5 - 4K Low - Average FPS(i-6) Far Cry 5 - 4K Low - 95th Percentile(j-5) Gears Tactics - 4K Low - Average FPS(j-6) Gears Tactics - 4K Low - 95th Percentile(k-5) Grand Theft Auto V - 4K Low - Average FPS(k-6) Grand Theft Auto V - 4K Low - 95th Percentile(l-5) Red Dead 2 - 4K Min - Average FPS(l-6) Red Dead 2 - 4K Min - 95th Percentile(m-5) Strange Brigade DX12 - 4K Low - Average FPS(m-6) Strange Brigade DX12 - 4K Low - 95th Percentile(n-5) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 4K Low - Average FPS(n-6) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 4K Low - 95th Percentile

 

CPU Benchmark Performance: DDR5 vs DDR4 CPU Benchmark Performance: Intel vs AMD
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  • Spunjji - Friday, November 5, 2021 - link

    I thought much the same.

  • blanarahul - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    "ArsTechnica gave a bit more info in that regard, and Alder Lake looks terrible on performance/watt."

    I was suspicious that this is the reason Intel finally went hybrid on mainstream. Golden Cove can have horrible perf/watt since Gracemont exists for low power scenarios.

  • Maxiking - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    listening to arse technica in 2k21 lol

  • michael2k - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    It's data. Do you just discount data?

  • The Garden Variety - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    Well, you at least have to appreciate that Maxiking saved significant time and effort by typing "2k21" instead of "2021". Attention to efficiency is something we can all respect and admire in MMXXI.

  • m53 - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    [Intel 12th gen consumes less power in gaming across the board vs Ryzen 5000 series](https://www.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/qmw9fl/why... [Even the Multi threaded perf per watt is also better for 12900K compared to 5900X](https://twitter.com/capframex/status/1456244849477... It is only specific cases where 12900k need to beat 5950x in multi threaded loads it needs to crank up more power. But for typical users Intel is both the perf /watt and perf /dollar champion.

  • Bobbyjones - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    Until you look at the gaming power consumption and realize Intel is beating AMD in efficiency in games and general use. Check igorslab's review. Its only in the highly threaded workstation applications like blender or synthetics that use 100% of load that Intel starts using quite a bit of power. But 99% of users will never do those, all they care about is gaming, browsing, video, etc.

  • Blastdoor - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    So if 99% of users don’t need multiple cores, I guess intel made a huge mistake in including them. They could have just made a dual core processor and “99%” of users would have been just fine.

    I think it’s HILARIOUS that people are arguing that the efficiency of this thing is just fine so long as you don’t actually fully utilize it.

  • Hulk - Thursday, November 4, 2021 - link

    You mean like how I can drive my Civic in a sane manner and get 40mpg or hammer it and get 20mpg? Push the CPU (or automobile) out of it's efficient zone and it becomes less efficient. You can do the same thing with Zen 3 CPU's. They get a little faster and use a lot more power. Same as Intel CPU's.

  • jerrylzy - Friday, November 5, 2021 - link

    12900K is no Civic. More like a Ferrari. If you never push that Ferrari, why buy it? Buy a Civic then (12600)?
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