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Core i5-1235U vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-1235U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £346.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6904 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £346.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6904 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-1235U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 111 days older than Core i5-1235U.

Advantages of Core i5-1235U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-1235U - 166 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-1235U - 24 vs 12 threads
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Red Dead Redemption 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-1235U Logo
Core i5-1235U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022


FPS

162

98%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

166

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.09/FPS

100%

Price, £

£346.84

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £346.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6904 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-1235U Logo
Core i5-1235U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1235U Logo
Core i5-1235U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022


Single-Core

1854

71%

Multi-Core

5722

37%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-1235U Logo

Core i5-1235U

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Feb 23rd, 2022
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i9
Alder LakeAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1744Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
10
16
12
24
1.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
15 W
125 W
10 nm10 nm
13.0x
32.0x
Iris Xe 80EUUHD Graphics 770
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