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Core i5-12500E vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-12500E vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

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In Stock

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 493.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-12500E on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 83 days older than Core i5-12500E.

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-12500E - 243 vs 220 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500E - 24 vs 12 threads
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022


FPS

220

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

243

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€493.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 493.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo
Core i5-12500E

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022


Single-Core

2189

84%

Multi-Core

9152

59%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-12500E Logo

Core i5-12500E

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jan 26th, 2022
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Alder LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
24
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
Not AvailableTDP125 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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