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Core i5-9500F vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i5-9500F vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $264

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i5-9500F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 926 days newer than Core i5-9500F.

Advantages of Core i5-9500F

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-9500F - 257 vs 243 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500F - 16 vs 6 threads
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Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

243

95%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

257

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.04/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$268.04

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$268.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1472

60%

Multi-Core

5041

42%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo

Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
6Threads
16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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CA$319

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CA$209

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CA$250.98

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CA$119

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CA$439

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CA$288.31

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CA$279

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CA$176.74

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CA$549

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CA$377

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CA$499

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Core i9-12900K

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Core i9-12900KF

CA$449

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Core i5-9500F

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Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CA$639.98

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.76

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Ryzen 5 7600X

CA$319

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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

CA$270.1

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

CA$209

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$244.99

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

CA$250.98

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

CA$439

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$288.31

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

CA$1,099.99

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

CA$279

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$176.74

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

CA$109

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$549

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

CA$388.98

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$499

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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

CA$449

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.76

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

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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

CA$270.1

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$244.99

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

CA$1,099.99

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

CA$279

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

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