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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 7% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-9980XE - 194 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - €211.01 vs €1248.92
- Up to 84% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-9980XE - €1.09 vs €6.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 36 vs 12 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€211.01
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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Intel Core i9-9980XE processore 3 GHz Scatola 24,75 MB Cache intelligente
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-9980XE
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
87 FPS
€10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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