Buy on Amazon
€212.8
In Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $564
Prices and Stock
MSRP $564
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1359 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €212.80 vs €348.90
- Up to 13% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-12900KF - €1.19 vs €1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 43% better in War Thunder than Core i5-8500 - 256 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
179
70%
Value, €/FPS
€1.19/FPS
100%
Price, €
€212.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8500 6 core fino a 4,1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W
Buy for €212.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 188 minutes ago
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
256
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.36/FPS
87%
Price, €
€348.9
60%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
Buy for €348.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 188 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8500 or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
245 FPS
€7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,799
In Stock
238 FPS
€7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,689
In Stock
254 FPS
€9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,399
In Stock
226 FPS
€7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,769
In Stock
226 FPS
€6.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€1,429
In Stock
245 FPS
€7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€1,799
In Stock
Core i5-8500 and Core i9-12900KF Popular Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
€512.55
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
€219
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€135
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€179.84
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€98
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€317
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€169.84
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€201.2
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i7-12700K
€243.3
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i7-14700K
€414
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€144.41
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€367.85
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€242.21
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€314
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i9-12900K
€434.79
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€198.71
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€520
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€168.69
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
€157.96
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i5-13400F
€157
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i5-12600K
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€485
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€786.34
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€431.06
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i7-13700K
€365.83
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i5-12400
€164.13
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i7-12700KF
€227.89
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Core i9-14900K
€471.07
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 5 4500
€75.94
Core i9-12900KF
€348.9
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
€303.77
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
€512.55
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
€219
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€135
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€179.84
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€98
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€317
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€169.84
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€201.2
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i7-12700K
€243.3
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i7-14700K
€414
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€144.41
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€367.85
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€242.21
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€314
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i9-12900K
€434.79
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€198.71
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€520
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€168.69
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
€157.96
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i5-13400F
€157
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i5-12600K
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€485
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€786.34
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€431.06
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i7-13700K
€365.83
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i5-12400
€164.13
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i7-12700KF
€227.89
Core i5-8500
€212.8
vs
Core i9-14900K
€471.07