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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £135.18 vs £292.89
- Up to 35% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-12900K - £0.56 vs £0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 41% better in League of Legends than Core i5-11500 - 339 vs 241 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
241
71.09144542772862%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£135.18
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 58098 minutes ago
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
339
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.86/FPS
65.11627906976744%
Price, £
£292.89
46%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K
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In Stock
Updated 58098 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1996
76.18320610687023%
Multi-Core
7424
48.067335707348654%
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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