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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-9900KF - 228 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £259.95 vs £298.66
- Up to 16% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-9900KF - £1.14 vs £1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
220
96.49122807017544%
Value, £/FPS
£1.36/FPS
83.8235294117647%
Price, £
£298.66
87%
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
228
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.14/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1691
71.32011809363138%
Multi-Core
8053
82.84127147412818%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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