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Core i9-9920X vs Core i5-12600K

Core i9-9920X vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1112 days newer than Core i9-9920X.

Advantages of Core i9-9920X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Battlefield IV than Core i9-9920X - 466 vs 415 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

415

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

466

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.51/FPS

100%

Price, £

£238.62

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray

Buy for £238.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1413

58%

Multi-Core

9442

80%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo

Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores10
24
Threads16
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
165 WTDP
125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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£238.62

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£238.62

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£238.62

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£208.69

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£238.62

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£929.89

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£238.62

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Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

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

£238.62

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Core i9-12900K

£328.01

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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£139.99

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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£238.62

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

£238.62

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Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

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Core i5-12600K

£238.62

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£354.25

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
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£238.62

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

£238.62

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Core i5-13400F

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

£238.62

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

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

£238.62

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

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

£238.62

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

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

£238.62

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£307.67

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

£238.62

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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

£238.62

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

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

£238.62

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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

£238.62

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Ryzen 5 4500

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

£238.62

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Ryzen 7 8700G

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£488.99

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£208.69

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£343.97

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£295

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£328.01

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£307.67

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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