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MSRP $212
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 2% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-11900 - 127 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $169.98 vs $270.26
- Up to 39% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-11900 - $1.34 vs $2.18 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
127
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | 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 |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-12500
With selected game settings
27 FPS
€24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€656.76
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49 FPS
€20.93/FPS
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Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,025.49
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49 FPS
€12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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52 FPS
€84.86/FPS
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Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
€78.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,971.17
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27 FPS
€33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€900
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38 FPS
€45.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,710.81
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27 FPS
€24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€656.76
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27 FPS
€50.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€27.89/FPS
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