Buy on Amazon
£175.54
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
Availability
MSRP in USD: $494
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £175.54 vs £291.94
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 8% better in New World than Core i5-11600KF - 146 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 24 vs 12 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
Buy for £175.54 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75137 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £291.94 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75136 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2196
86.49074438755416%
Multi-Core
8707
62.68538516918647%
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i9-12900F
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
110 FPS
£13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,529.99
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
