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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 Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Valheim than Core i9-9900X - 220 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - CA$197.54 vs CA$774.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-9900X - CA$0.9 vs CA$3.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Valheim
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
220
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$197.54
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FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra
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Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X
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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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