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Core i5-11600KF vs Core i9-12900KS

Core i5-11600KF vs Core i9-12900KS: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-11600KF

3.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop-Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125 W

Buy for 148.97 on Amazon

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Intel Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

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Intel Core i5-11600KF

3.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop-Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125 W

Buy for 148.97 on Amazon

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Intel Core i9-12900KS

3.4 GHz | 16-core

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Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 385 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600KF.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF

  • Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €148.97 vs €311.6
  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 8% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-11600KF - 131 vs 121 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

121

92.36641221374046%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€148.97

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop-Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125 W

Buy for 148.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74294 minutes ago

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

131

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€311.6

47%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box Silber

Buy for 311.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74294 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2196

81.57503714710252%

Multi-Core

8707

53.67071441780189%

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Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

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Intel Core i9-12900KS

Mar 16th, 2021Release Date
Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Rocket LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
24
3.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
125 W
TDP150 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
39.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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