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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-11500 - 229 vs 223 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
223
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$287.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i9-12900
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
113 FPS
CA$22.12/FPS
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Core i9-12900
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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
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GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
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GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
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Core i9-12900
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