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€526.2
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Prices and StockMSRP $519
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MSRP $519
Prices and StockMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 and the cheaper Core i5-12500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 1% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i5-12500 - 215 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €210.00 vs €526.20
- Up to 60% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Core i9-12900 - €0.99 vs €2.45 per FPS
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
Buy for €526.2 on Amazon
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Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-12500
With selected game settings
153 FPS
€13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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36 FPS
€26.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€939
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179 FPS
€13.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,389.9
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198 FPS
€11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,249
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-12500
With selected game settings
124 FPS
€31.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,889.33
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160 FPS
€19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,199
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106 FPS
€20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,199
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106 FPS
€17.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.11
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124 FPS
€25.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,175.09
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113 FPS
€29.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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111 FPS
€13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,484.98
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113 FPS
€27.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,074.64
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60 FPS
€11.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
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60 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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Core i9-12900 and Core i5-12500 Popular Comparisons
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Core i9-12900
€526.2
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€489
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€526.2
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Core i9-12900
€526.2
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Ryzen 5 5600X
€319
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€526.2
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€167.92
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€526.2
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Ryzen 5 5500
€85.91
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€526.2
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Ryzen 7 7700X
€342
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€526.2
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Ryzen 7 5800X
€339
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€526.2
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Ryzen 5 7600
€198.8
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€526.2
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Core i7-12700K
€251.49
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€526.2
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Core i7-14700K
€394.2
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€526.2
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€122.9
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€526.2
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Ryzen 9 7900X
€382.89
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€526.2
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Ryzen 9 5900X
€489
Core i9-12900
€526.2
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Ryzen 9 5950X
€1,014.5
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€526.2
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Core i9-12900K
€493.5
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€526.2
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Ryzen 7 5700G
€171.73
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€526.2
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Core i9-12900KF
€414.73
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€774.55
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€202.51
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i5-13400F
€148.1
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i5-12600K
€199.76
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€472.75
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€1,169
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€374.09
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i7-13700K
€392.14
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i5-12400
€339
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i7-12700KF
€248
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Core i9-14900K
€495.38
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 5 4500
€63.99
Core i9-12900
€526.2
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
€639
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
€489
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€319
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€167.92
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€85.91
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€342
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€339
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€198.8
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i7-12700K
€251.49
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i7-14700K
€394.2
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€122.9
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€382.89
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€489
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€1,014.5
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i9-12900K
€493.5
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€171.73
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i9-12900KF
€414.73
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€774.55
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€202.51
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i5-13400F
€148.1
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i5-12600K
€199.76
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€472.75
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€1,169
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€374.09
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i7-13700K
€392.14
Core i5-12500
€210
vs
Core i5-12400
€339