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€255.98
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-11900F - 94 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - €239.2 vs €255.98
- Up to 8% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-11900F - €2.54 vs €2.75 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-11900F 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900F
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
94
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€239.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12500 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor & Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz C18 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i5-12500
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
€24.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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55 FPS
€17.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€967.45
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32 FPS
€29.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€934.29
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63 FPS
€18.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,191.88
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55 FPS
€16.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€899.05
In Stock
47 FPS
€20.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€959.72
In Stock
58 FPS
€23.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.62
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32 FPS
€28.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€899
In Stock
32 FPS
€24.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
32 FPS
€32.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,049.25
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