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In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 5% better in Rocket League than Core i9-10900 - 767 vs 732 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $138.92 vs $318.06
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Rocket League
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Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1704
73.73431414971874%
Multi-Core
8421
92.75250578257518%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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