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€210
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 294 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €210.00 vs €668.47
- Up to 68% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900K - €0.43 vs €1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12500 - 500 vs 491 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
500
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.34/FPS
32%
Price, €
€668.47
31%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
251 FPS
€3.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€879
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251 FPS
€3.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€829
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379 FPS
€5.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,069
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393 FPS
€9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€3,699
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346 FPS
€3.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,259.9
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377 FPS
€7.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,698.8
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
320 FPS
€4.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,503.19
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267 FPS
€2.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
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267 FPS
€2.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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296 FPS
€6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,807.68
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