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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-12600 - 202 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$216.47 vs CA$628.95
- Up to 65% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-12900F - CA$1.09 vs CA$3.11 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
202
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.11/FPS
35.04823151125402%
Price, CA$
CA$628.95
34%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
198
98.01980198019803%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$216.47
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$216.47 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2371
93.38322174084284%
Multi-Core
9721
69.98560115190784%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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