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Core i5-11500T vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i5-11500T vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £260.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 242 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £260.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 242 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i5-11500T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than Core i5-11500T.

Advantages of Core i5-11500T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i5-11500T - 921 vs 813 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500T - 24 vs 12 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-11500T Logo
Core i5-11500T

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

813

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

921

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.28/FPS

100%

Price, £

£260.26

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £260.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 242 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-11500T Logo
Core i5-11500T

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11500T Logo
Core i5-11500T

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1729

68%

Multi-Core

5865

39%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i5-11500T Logo

Core i5-11500T

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Mar 16th, 2021Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Rocket LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
24
1.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 750
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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