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Core i5-12600 vs Core i9-10900

Core i5-12600 vs Core i9-10900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £256.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75752 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-10900

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Intel Core i9-10900 (base clock: 2.80GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) box BX8070110900

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Out of Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £256.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75752 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-10900

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Intel Core i9-10900 (base clock: 2.80GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) box BX8070110900

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 75752 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 635 days newer than Core i9-10900.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600

  • Performs up to 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10900 - 153 vs 137 FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 20 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

153

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£256.46

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for £256.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75752 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

137

89.54248366013073%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-10900 (base clock: 2.80GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) box BX8070110900

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 75752 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo
Core i5-12600

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

9721

100%

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1704

71.86840995360608%

Multi-Core

8421

86.62689023762987%

Intel Core i5-12600 Logo

Intel Core i5-12600

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Intel Core i9-10900 Logo

Intel Core i9-10900

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier28.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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