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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 2% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i9-11900 - 233 vs 229 FPS
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.7/FPS
100%
Price, £
£164
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-12500
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
£7.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£999
In Stock
132 FPS
£6.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£899.99
In Stock
113 FPS
£6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£735.9
In Stock
78 FPS
£17.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
132 FPS
£6.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£922.6
In Stock
78 FPS
£14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,169.41
In Stock
182 FPS
£7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
In Stock
60 FPS
£23.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
In Stock
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