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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £208.66 vs £411.61
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 12% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-9600KF - 163 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 24 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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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
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1587
62.504923198109495%
Multi-Core
5707
41.087113030957525%
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i9-12900F
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
£13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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