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Core i9-10850K vs Core i5-12600K

Core i9-10850K vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1200 (chipset Intel® chipset serie 400) 125W

Buy for 279.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 84 minutes ago

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Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1200 (chipset Intel® chipset serie 400) 125W

Buy for 279.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 84 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 465 days newer than Core i9-10850K.

Advantages of Core i9-10850K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 20 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 34% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-10850K - 160 vs 119 FPS
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


FPS

119

74%

Value, €/FPS

€2.35/FPS

100%

Price, €

€279.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10850K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1200 (chipset Intel® chipset serie 400) 125W

Buy for 279.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 84 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

160

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


Single-Core

1740

71%

Multi-Core

9096

77%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo

Core i9-10850K

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jul 27th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores10
20
Threads16
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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