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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11600 - 210 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-11600
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £260.01 vs £422.01
- Up to 36% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-12900 - £1.28 vs £2.01 per FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
203
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£260.01
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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-11600
With selected game settings
61 FPS
£17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
£38.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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61 FPS
£27.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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84 FPS
£20.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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98 FPS
£15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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84 FPS
£22.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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103 FPS
£25.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,600.78
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84 FPS
£30.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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84 FPS
£21.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
£32.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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