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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 2% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i9-11900 - 383 vs 376 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €218.88 vs €336.88
- Up to 37% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-11900 - €0.57 vs €0.9 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i9-11900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
383
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€218.88
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-12500
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
139 FPS
€6.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€940.28
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88 FPS
€17.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
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284 FPS
€6.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,919
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