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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 i9-10900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 9% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-10900K - 199 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - €280.81 vs €515.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-10900K - €1.41 vs €2.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
183
91.95979899497488%
Value, €/FPS
€2.81/FPS
50.17793594306049%
Price, €
€515
54%
Intel BX8070110900K Core i9-10900K (fase base: 3,70GHz; attacco: LGA1200; 125 Watt) Box
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
199
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€280.81
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1749
73.76634331505694%
Multi-Core
9163
94.25984980969037%
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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