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Core i5-7600T vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-7600T 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 8522 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 8522 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-7600T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1766 days newer than Core i5-7600T.

Advantages of Core i5-7600T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-7600T - 129 vs 115 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600T - 24 vs 4 threads
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7600T Logo
Core i5-7600T

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

115

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

129

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.69/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 8522 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7600T Logo
Core i5-7600T

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7600T Logo
Core i5-7600T

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1220

47%

Multi-Core

3404

22%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-7600T Logo

Core i5-7600T

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jan 3rd, 2017
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i9
Kaby LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
16
4
24
2.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
5.2 GHz
35 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
28.0x
32.0x
HD 630UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

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