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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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MSRP in USD: $212
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - CA$228.88 vs CA$249.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 11% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9500 - 264 vs 238 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9500 - CA$0.95 vs CA$0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
264
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$249.99
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 13989 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Core i5-12500
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
147 FPS
CA$7.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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104 FPS
CA$10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,069
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132 FPS
CA$10.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,320.85
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