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Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i9-10900F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 553 days newer than Core i9-10900F.

Advantages of Core i9-10900F

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

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 8% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-10900F - 185 vs 171 FPS
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

171

92%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

185

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.45/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$269.04

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$269.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

68%

Multi-Core

8426

70%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo

Core i9-10900F

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores10
20
Threads16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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