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Core i5-1235U vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-1235U vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-1235U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 111 days older than Core i5-1235U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-1235U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 13% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-1235U - 223 vs 197 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-1235U - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of World of Warcraft.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-1235U Logo
Core i5-1235U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022


FPS

197

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

223

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.95/FPS

100%

Price, €

€434.17

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz

Buy for 434.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

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Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-1235U Logo
Core i5-1235U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1235U Logo
Core i5-1235U

Mobile • Feb 23rd, 2022


Single-Core

1854

71%

Multi-Core

5722

37%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-1235U Logo

Intel Core i5-1235U

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

Feb 23rd, 2022
Release DateNov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Alder LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1744SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
16
12Threads
24
1.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
15 W
TDP125 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
13.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Iris Xe 80EUIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-1235U or Core i9-12900K

World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum

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