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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1420 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £126.66 vs £319.52
- Up to 57% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-12900F - £0.79 vs £1.83 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 7% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-8500 - 173 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
161
93.0635838150289%
Value, £/FPS
£0.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.83/FPS
43.169398907103826%
Price, £
£319.52
39%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £319.52 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 153 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
54.627806222922416%
Multi-Core
4844
34.87401007919366%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i9-12900F
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
£14.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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