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£257.21
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 315 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 7% better in FIFA 23 than Core i9-11900F - 235 vs 219 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £228.88 vs £257.21
- Up to 4% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Core i5-12600 - £1.05 vs £1.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
235
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.09/FPS
96%
Price, £
£257.21
88%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 366 minutes ago
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
219
93%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
100%
Price, £
£228.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for £228.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 366 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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