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Core i3-5020U vs Core i9-12900K

Core i3-5020U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $281

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $599

All items are out of stock

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i3-5020U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2440 days newer than Core i3-5020U.

Advantages of Core i3-5020U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 98% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-5020U - 535 vs 270 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-5020U - 24 vs 4 threads
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

270

50%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

535

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

717

27%

Multi-Core

1402

9%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo

Core i3-5020U

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i3CollectionCore i9
Broadwell-UCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
24
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
22.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD 5500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-5020U or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

Core i3-5020U and Core i9-12900K Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

CA$319

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

CA$209

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

CA$250.98

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

CA$439

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$287.64

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K
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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$177.27

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$549

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$499

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X
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Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

CA$319

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

CA$349

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

CA$209

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G
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Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

CA$250.98

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

CA$270.1

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

CA$439

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.1

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$287.64

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

CA$398.28

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$249

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K
Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700
Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K
Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$177.27

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

CA$419

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$549

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

CA$109

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$499

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

CA$167.62

Intel Core i3-5020U Logo
Core i3-5020U
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

CA$1,099.99

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

CA$349

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

CA$270.1

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.1

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

CA$398.28

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$249

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

CA$419

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Core i9-12900K
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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

CA$109

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