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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-11900F - 227 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - CA$241.35 vs CA$293.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-11900F - CA$1.06 vs CA$1.31 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
227
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$241.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
225
99.11894273127754%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.31/FPS
80.91603053435115%
Price, CA$
CA$293.99
82%
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 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 i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-11900F
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
104 FPS
CA$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
CA$15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,169
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