i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 - The Callisto Protocol GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q - Game Performance Benchmarks

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i9-12900K

The Callisto Protocol

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q with AMD Athlon II X2 260

i9-12900K Athlon II X2 260

Multi-Thread Performance

28791 Pts

1873 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3903 Pts

1074 Pts

The Callisto Protocol

i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 in The Callisto Protocol using GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i9-12900K Athlon II X2 260

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	16.8 FPS
1080p	6.3 FPS
1440p	11.7 FPS
1440p	4.5 FPS
2160p	5.8 FPS
2160p	2.2 FPS
w1440p	9.4 FPS
w1440p	3.6 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	34.0 FPS
1080p	14.3 FPS
1440p	24.7 FPS
1440p	10.6 FPS
2160p	13.3 FPS
2160p	5.6 FPS
w1440p	20.4 FPS
w1440p	8.7 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	51.1 FPS
1080p	22.3 FPS
1440p	37.7 FPS
1440p	16.7 FPS
2160p	20.7 FPS
2160p	8.9 FPS
w1440p	31.3 FPS
w1440p	13.7 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	85.5 FPS
1080p	38.2 FPS
1440p	63.7 FPS
1440p	28.8 FPS
2160p	35.7 FPS
2160p	15.7 FPS
w1440p	53.3 FPS
w1440p	23.9 FPS

i9-12900K

The i9-12900K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The i9-12900K has more cores. The benefit of having more cores is that the system can handle more threads. Each core can handle a separate stream of data. This architecture greatly increases the performance of a system that is running concurrent applications.
The i9-12900K has more threads. Larger programs are divided into threads (small sections) so that the processor can execute them simultaneously to get faster execution.
The i9-12900K has a smaller process size. The faster a transistor can toggle on and off, the faster it can do work. And transistors that turn on and off with less energy are more efficient, reducing the operating power, or “dynamic power consumption,” required by a processor.

Athlon II X2 260

The Athlon II X2 260 is more power efficient and generates less heat.

Compare i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 specifications

i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 Architecture

	i9-12900K	Athlon II X2 260
Codename	Alder Lake	Regor
Generation	Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)	Athlon II X2 (Regor)
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel	DDR3
Part#	unknown	ADX260OCK23GM
Production Status	Active	End-of-life

i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 Cache

	i9-12900K	Athlon II X2 260
Cache L1	64K (per core)	128K
Cache L2	14MB (shared)	1MB

i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 Cores

	i9-12900K	Athlon II X2 260
# of Cores	16	2
# of Threads	24	2
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770	N/A
SMP # CPUs	1	1

i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 Performance

	i9-12900K	Athlon II X2 260
Base Clock	100 MHz	200 MHz
Frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	32.0x	16.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	Yes	No
TDP	125 W	65 W
Turbo Clock	up to 5.2 GHz	N/A

i9-12900K vs Athlon II X2 260 Physical

	i9-12900K	Athlon II X2 260
Die Size	unknown	117 mm²
Package	FC-LGA1700	µPGA
Process Size	10 nm	45 nm
Socket	Intel Socket 1700	AMD Socket AM3
Transistors	unknown	410 million
tCaseMax	72°C	unknown