Core i9-7900X vs Core i5-12600K - How Many FPS Canada

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $289

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1592 days newer than Core i9-7900X.

Advantages of Core i9-7900X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 20 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

Performs up to 16% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7900X - 152 vs 131 FPS
Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

FPS

131

86%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

152

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.64/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$249

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

511

FPS

366

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

240

FPS

226

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

908

FPS

778

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

308

FPS

170

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

155

FPS

130

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Single-Core

1422

58%

Multi-Core

8781

74%

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Core i9-7900X	vs	Core i5-12600K
Jun 26th, 2017	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Skylake-E/EP	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 2066	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	10
20	Threads	16
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
140 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes