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Core i5-5250U vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-5250U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-5250U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2440 days newer than Core i5-5250U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-5250U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 24% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i5-5250U - 151 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5250U - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo
Core i5-5250U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

122

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

151

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.77/FPS

100%

Price, €

€498.41

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K

Buy for 498.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo
Core i5-5250U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-5250U Logo
Core i5-5250U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

811

31%

Multi-Core

1570

10%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-5250U

vs

Intel Core i9-12900K

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
24
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD 6000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-5250U or Core i9-12900K

Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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