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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 12% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-9900KF - 245 vs 219 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £257.21 vs £320.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-9900KF - £1.05 vs £1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
245
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/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 i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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