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Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1359 days newer than Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Core i5-8600

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 10% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8600 - 324 vs 295 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 24 vs 6 threads
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

295

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

324

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.25/FPS

100%

Price, €

€403.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 403.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

57%

Multi-Core

5027

34%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Core i5-8600

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-8600 or Core i9-12900KF

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