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Core i5-9500F vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-9500F vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-9500F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 926 days newer than Core i5-9500F.

Advantages of Core i5-9500F

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9500F - 155 vs 131 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500F - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9500F doesn't have integrated graphics
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

131

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

155

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.29/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 199.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7301 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1472

60%

Multi-Core

5041

43%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo

Core i5-9500F

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Apr 23rd, 2019
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i5
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
10
6
16
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
30.0x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-9500F or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
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313.15

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

467.41

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

511

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

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

467.41

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

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