Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 547 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 22% better in War Thunder than Core i9-10850K - 243 vs 200 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - £257.21 vs £295.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-10850K - £1.06 vs £1.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Buy for £295 on Amazon
In Stock
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Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
243
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £257.21 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 389 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
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Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |