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£257.02
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MSRP $289
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF and the cheaper Core i5-12600K have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-12600K - 152 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £236.83 vs £257.02
- Up to 7% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-12900KF - £1.57 vs £1.69 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.69/FPS
93%
Price, £
£257.02
92%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
151
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£236.83
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
130 FPS
£15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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111 FPS
£14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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91 FPS
£16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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117 FPS
£16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,899.96
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71 FPS
£16.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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104 FPS
£15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
£15.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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55 FPS
£23.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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55 FPS
£22.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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131 FPS
£15.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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