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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-9500T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1374 days newer than Core i5-9500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 36% better in Starfield than Core i5-9500T - 76 vs 56 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500T - 24 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
76
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £399.99 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500T
Desktop • Apr 1st, 2018
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500T | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 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 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9500T or Core i9-12900
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
£66.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£992
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24 FPS
£71.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,721.31
In Stock
36 FPS
£63.83/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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32 FPS
£125/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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32 FPS
£51.15/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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32 FPS
£129.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,151.5
In Stock
32 FPS
£114.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,665.52
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24 FPS
£70.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
24 FPS
£77.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
In Stock
33 FPS
£106.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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