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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €182.66 vs €364.76
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-6600K - 298 vs 278 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz
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Intel BX8071512900K, Core I9-12900 K 3.20 GHz Chip
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
57.37970076829762%
Multi-Core
4012
30.7574363692119%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i9-12900
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
167 FPS
€8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,399
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167 FPS
€8.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,429
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146 FPS
€11.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,669
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109 FPS
€24.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,695.19
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175 FPS
€13.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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175 FPS
€57.2/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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195 FPS
€9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,846.63
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150 FPS
€19.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,915.26
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251 FPS
€7.73/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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174 FPS
€9.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,569
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