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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 82 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-12600 - 91 vs 83 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €277.81 vs €569.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-12900K - €3.35 vs €6.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
83
91%
Value, €/FPS
€3.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€277.81
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i5-12600
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
€30.67/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
€40.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
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GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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52 FPS
€55.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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18 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
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62 FPS
€34.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
39 FPS
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36 FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900K
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Core i9-12900K
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46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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56 FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900K
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
54 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
91 FPS
€42.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
11 FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Radeon RX 6600
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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11 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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