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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 21% better in War Thunder than Core i9-10900K - 243 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - €292.99 vs €669.87
- Up to 64% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-10900K - €1.21 vs €3.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 20 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
243
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€292.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,80 GHz
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Intel Core i9-10900K processor 3.7 GHz 20 MB Smart Cache Box
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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