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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1827 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £172.0 vs £399.99
- Up to 45% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900 - £0.89 vs £1.63 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 26% better in Rust than Core i5-7600 - 245 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-7600 3.5 GHz QuadCore 6 Mb Cache CPU - Black
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7600 or Core i9-12900
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
80 FPS
£12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£992
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97 FPS
£17.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,721.31
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120 FPS
£19.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,298.03
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112 FPS
£35.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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112 FPS
£14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,636.93
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112 FPS
£32.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,662.51
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112 FPS
£31.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,557.53
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112 FPS
£36.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,120.95
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97 FPS
£17.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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97 FPS
£19.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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