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AvailabilityMSRP $289
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1112 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £96.17 vs £238.62
- Up to 50% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-12600K - £0.49 vs £0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 23% better in Rust than Core i5-9500 - 244 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
198
81%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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In Stock
Updated 119 minutes ago
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
244
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
50%
Price, £
£238.62
40%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
Buy for £238.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 118 minutes ago
Trending Games
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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