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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-6600

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-6600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $739

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $213

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 2469 days newer than Core i5-6600.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 6% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-6600 - 318 vs 299 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
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Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

318

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

299

94.0251572327044%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$110.7

100%

Intel BX80662I56600 6th Generation Core I5-6600 Processor

Buy for CA$110.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 245 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1286

47.77117384843982%

Multi-Core

3552

21.8948406583246%

Intel Core i9-12900KS

vs

Intel Core i5-6600

Apr 5th, 2022
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
24
Threads4
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
150 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier27.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

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