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Core i5-6500TE vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-6500TE 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

Buy for 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 285 minutes ago

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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 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 285 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2216 days newer than Core i5-6500TE.

Advantages of Core i5-6500TE

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 6% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-6500TE - 166 vs 156 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 24 vs 4 threads
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Intel Core i5-6500TE Logo
Core i5-6500TE

Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015


FPS

156

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

166

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.82/FPS

100%

Price, €

€467.41

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 467.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 285 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-6500TE Logo
Core i5-6500TE

Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6500TE Logo
Core i5-6500TE

Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015


Single-Core

1118

43%

Multi-Core

3081

20%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-6500TE Logo

Core i5-6500TE

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Oct 11th, 2015Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
4Threads
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
23.0xMultiplier
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable

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