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Core i9-10900KF vs Core i5-12600K

Core i9-10900KF vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 553 days newer than Core i9-10900KF.

Advantages of Core i9-10900KF

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 20 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10900KF - 152 vs 138 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

138

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

152

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.31/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

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1763

72%

Multi-Core

9154

78%

Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Core i9-10900KF

vs

Core i5-12600K

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores10
20
Threads16
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed3.7 GHz
5.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0xMultiplier37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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