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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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MSRP in USD: $212
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9900X - 132 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - €399.0 vs €702.52
- Up to 48% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9900X - €3.02 vs €5.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne bis 4,4 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999AC5)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.02/FPS
100%
Price, €
€399
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12500, 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
Maximum
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900X or Core i5-12500
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
80 FPS
€16.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
€13.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€999
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50 FPS
€19.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€992.79
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50 FPS
€15.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€775.16
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87 FPS
€14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,243.22
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50 FPS
€17.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€899
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67 FPS
€13.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€925.57
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76 FPS
€11.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€839.72
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50 FPS
€15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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67 FPS
€17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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