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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1464 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500T
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $91.4 vs $230.32
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 35 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 153% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8500T - 349 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-8500T - $0.73 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 24 vs 6 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
138
39.541547277936964%
Value, €/FPS
€0.74/FPS
98.64864864864865%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
349
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€255.66
39%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1181
43.87072808320951%
Multi-Core
4117
25.37755039141959%
Intel Core i5-8500T | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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