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Core i9-9880H vs Core i5-12600K

Core i9-9880H vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i9-9880H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 926 days newer than Core i9-9880H.

Advantages of Core i9-9880H

  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 45 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i9-9880H - 273 vs 256 FPS
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Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo
Core i9-9880H

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

256

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

273

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.87/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.61

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo
Core i9-9880H

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo
Core i9-9880H

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1364

56%

Multi-Core

6106

52%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo

Core i9-9880H

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
10
16Threads16
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
45 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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