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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1031 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-9900KF - 152 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £169.39 vs £299.21
- Up to 46% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-9900KF - £1.11 vs £2.05 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.39
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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