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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1112 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Core i9-9900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-9900X - 202 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - CA$269.04 vs CA$578.39
- Up to 59% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-9900X - CA$1.33 vs CA$3.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
202
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$269.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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