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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 152 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-12600K - 113 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - €458.65 vs €499.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-12600K - €4.06 vs €4.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
113
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€458.65
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box Silber
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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12600K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KS or Core i5-12600K
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
17 FPS
€33.82/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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22 FPS
€27.72/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€609.9
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76 FPS
€15.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,154.9
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17 FPS
€37.05/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€629.9
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