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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-10600

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-10600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £238.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75051 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £238.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75051 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 705 days newer than Core i5-10600.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 13% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-10600 - 152 vs 134 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

152

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

134

88.1578947368421%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£238.88

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £238.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75051 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1579

58.655274888558694%

Multi-Core

6175

38.0632435431178%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KS

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Intel Core i5-10600 Logo

Intel Core i5-10600

Apr 5th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
150 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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