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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-9500

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-9500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1264 days newer than Core i5-9500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 21% better in Minecraft than Core i5-9500 - 863 vs 714 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 24 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500

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

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

863

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

714

82.73464658169178%

Value, £/FPS

£0.26/FPS

100%

Price, £

£185

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for £185 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43957 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

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 i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1468

54.53194650817236%

Multi-Core

4990

30.758799235653083%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KS

vs
Intel Core i5-9500 Logo

Intel Core i5-9500

Apr 5th, 2022
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads6
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
150 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier30.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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