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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-11900 - 241 vs 236 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - CA$241.35 vs CA$542.6
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$241.35 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for CA$542.6 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2130
92.16789268714842%
Multi-Core
8816
97.10320519881044%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-11900
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
93 FPS
CA$10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$979
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75 FPS
CA$92.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$6,955
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57 FPS
CA$20.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,169
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