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£422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3570K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3570K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3537 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 49% better in Rust than Core i5-3570K - 245 vs 164 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570K
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £138.99 vs £422.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900 - £0.85 vs £1.72 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
164
66%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i5-3570K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-3570K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
80 FPS
£20.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,626.75
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80 FPS
£11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£916
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97 FPS
£16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,641.51
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120 FPS
£19.15/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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112 FPS
£13.85/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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112 FPS
£23.56/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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97 FPS
£17.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
112 FPS
£38.04/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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120 FPS
£18.23/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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97 FPS
£18.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,758.35
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