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€199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 61 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €199.0 vs €331.88
- Up to 32% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-12900KF - €0.69 vs €1.01 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 Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 14% better in League of Legends than Core i5-12500 - 328 vs 288 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
328
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.01/FPS
68%
Price, €
€331.88
59%
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-12900KF
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
265 FPS
€3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€822.01
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317 FPS
€5.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,691.26
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322 FPS
€7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,349
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315 FPS
€11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€3,499
In Stock
311 FPS
€9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€2,999
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