Core i9-12900 vs Core i5-12500 - How Many FPS Italy

Prices and Stock
MSRP $519

Intel Core i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Prices and Stock
MSRP $212

Intel Core i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 and the cheaper Core i5-12500 have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i9-12900

Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-12500 - 127 vs 125 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12500

Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €226.91 vs €479.99
Up to 52% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-12900 - €1.82 vs €3.78 per FPS

This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

127

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.78/FPS

48%

Price, €

€479.99

47%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Buy for €479.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8923 minutes ago

Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

125

98%

Value, €/FPS

€1.82/FPS

100%

Price, €

€226.91

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz

Buy for €226.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8923 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

491

FPS

514

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

151

FPS

155

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

288

FPS

319

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

675

FPS

697

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

888

FPS

911

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2311

93%

Multi-Core

9079

70%

Core i9-12900	vs	Core i5-12500
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Alder Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	6
24	Threads	12
2.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
5.1 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
24.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
UHD Graphics 770	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	No