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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-8500B on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1372 days newer than Core i5-8500B.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 7% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-8500B - 274 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500B - 24 vs 6 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
274
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Updated 123 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8500B
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500B | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | 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 | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500B or Core i9-12900
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
73 FPS
£13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£962
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101 FPS
£17.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,721.31
In Stock
136 FPS
£16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,298.03
In Stock
124 FPS
£32.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
In Stock
124 FPS
£22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,797.42
In Stock
124 FPS
£30.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,769
In Stock
101 FPS
£16.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
101 FPS
£18.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
129 FPS
£27.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
129 FPS
£28.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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