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Core i5-5200U vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i5-5200U 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 £257.02 on Amazon

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Updated 8526 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 £257.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8526 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i5-5200U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2440 days newer than Core i5-5200U.

Advantages of Core i5-5200U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 15 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 11% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-5200U - 183 vs 165 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5200U - 24 vs 4 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-5200U Logo
Core i5-5200U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

165

90%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

183

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.4/FPS

100%

Price, £

£257.02

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 £257.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8526 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-5200U Logo
Core i5-5200U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-5200U Logo
Core i5-5200U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

780

31%

Multi-Core

1498

10%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i5-5200U Logo

Core i5-5200U

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Mar 1st, 2015
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i9
BroadwellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
16
4
24
2.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
2.7 GHz
5.2 GHz
15 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
22.0x
32.0x
Intel HD 5500
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-5200U or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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