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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €151.71 vs €559.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 7% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-11500 - 151 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i9-12900K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1996
76.18320610687023%
Multi-Core
7424
48.067335707348654%
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i9-12900K
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
€27.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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69 FPS
€21.43/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,479
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40 FPS
€30.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,229
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124 FPS
€19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,479
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104 FPS
€19.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,999
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29 FPS
€37.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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100 FPS
€18.59/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,859
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100 FPS
€16.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,679
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69 FPS
€21.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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29 FPS
€39.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,159
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