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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €195.09 vs €559.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 17% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-11600K - 169 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 24 vs 12 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W
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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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2186
83.4351145038168%
Multi-Core
8579
55.54548397539657%
Intel Core i5-11600K | 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Core i9-12900K
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
48 FPS
€29.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€21.75/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
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32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,479
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€32.34/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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133 FPS
€18.64/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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109 FPS
€18.34/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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26 FPS
€42.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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103 FPS
€18.05/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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103 FPS
€16.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
€21.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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26 FPS
€44.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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