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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1008 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Core i9-9900 - 897 vs 799 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - £257.21 vs £558.88
- Up to 59% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9900 - £0.29 vs £0.7 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
897
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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