Core i9-12900K vs Core i5-2500 - How Many FPS United Kingdom

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MSRP $599

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3952 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

Performs up to 30% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2500 - 206 vs 159 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Core i5-2500

Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

206

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.68/FPS

100%

Price, £

£346.84

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

FPS

159

77%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

339

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

253

FPS

535

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

695

FPS

932

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

High

259

FPS

300

FPS

Apex Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

110

FPS

159

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Single-Core

589

22%

Multi-Core

1695

11%

Core i9-12900K	vs	Core i5-2500
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Alder Lake	Codename	Sandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	4
24	Threads	4
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
125 W	TDP	95 W
10 nm	Process Size	32 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 2000
Yes	Overclockable	No

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