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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 4380 days newer than Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 470% better in League of Legends than Core i5-660 - 319 vs 56 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-660 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 24 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-660 or Core i9-12900
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
298 FPS
€4.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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298 FPS
€4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,429
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296 FPS
€5.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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293 FPS
€9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,695.19
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299 FPS
€8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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299 FPS
€33.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€10,010.43
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300 FPS
€6.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,846.63
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297 FPS
€9.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,915.26
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307 FPS
€6.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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299 FPS
€5.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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