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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Core i5-11600
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £201.30 vs £257.13
- Up to 18% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i9-12900KF - £1.41 vs £1.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i5-11600 - 150 vs 143 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
143
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£201.3
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
150
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.71/FPS
82%
Price, £
£257.13
78%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-11600 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
138 FPS
£14.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
£12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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110 FPS
£13.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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110 FPS
£12.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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93 FPS
£12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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120 FPS
£13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
£16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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80 FPS
£15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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139 FPS
£15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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139 FPS
£16.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£257.13
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£639.99
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£257.13
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£326.49
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£257.13
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£307.67
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£257.13
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£2,511.32
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£257.13
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£218.88
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£257.13
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£433.5
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£257.13
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£257.13
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Core i5-11600
£201.3
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£739.89
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Ryzen 7 5700X
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Ryzen 5 5500
£84
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Ryzen 7 7700X
£488.99
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Ryzen 5 7600
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Core i7-12700K
£208.69
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i7-14700K
£343.97
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
£929.89
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£204
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
£295
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i9-12900K
£328.01
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£139.99
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£169.39
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
£354.25
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i5-13400F
Core i5-11600
£201.3
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Core i5-12600K
£238.62
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i9-14900KF
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
£639.99
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i7-14700KF
£326.49
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i7-13700K
£307.67
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i5-12400
£2,511.32
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i7-12700KF
£218.88
Core i5-11600
£201.3
vs
Core i9-14900K
£433.5