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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 11% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-9600K - 202 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £156.66 vs £319.52
- Up to 46% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-12900F - £0.86 vs £1.58 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
202
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.58/FPS
54.43037974683544%
Price, £
£319.52
49%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
182
90.0990099009901%
Value, £/FPS
£0.86/FPS
100%
Price, £
£156.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1712
67.42812130760142%
Multi-Core
6468
46.5658747300216%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-9600K
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
169 FPS
£8.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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