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Core i5-10210U vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-10210U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $599

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-10210U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 806 days newer than Core i5-10210U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10210U

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

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 18% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-10210U - 214 vs 181 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10210U - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019


FPS

181

85%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

214

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10210U Logo
Core i5-10210U

Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019


Single-Core

1114

43%

Multi-Core

3067

20%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-10210U

vs

Intel Core i9-12900K

Aug 21st, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
24
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD GraphicsIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-10210U or Core i9-12900K

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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