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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-11500 - 182 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £137.65 vs £422.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-12900 - £0.78 vs £2.32 per FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
177
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£137.65
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-11500
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
16 FPS
£101.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,626.75
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16 FPS
£57.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£916
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42 FPS
£39.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,641.51
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75 FPS
£30.64/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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64 FPS
£24.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,551.46
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64 FPS
£41.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,639.07
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42 FPS
£40.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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64 FPS
£66.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,260.17
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75 FPS
£29.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,188.1
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42 FPS
£41.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,758.35
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