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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-6600T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 2378 days newer than Core i5-6600T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600T
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 22% better in Valorant than Core i5-6600T - 921 vs 752 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600T - 24 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
921
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£319.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1181
46.51437573847972%
Multi-Core
3223
23.20374370050396%
Intel Core i5-6600T | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 35 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600T or Core i9-12900F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
773 FPS
£1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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