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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- 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 6% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-9900K - 528 vs 499 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - €214.0 vs €438.88
- Up to 53% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-9900K - €0.41 vs €0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel Core i9-9900K - Processore desktop 8 core fino a 5,0 GHz sbloccato LGA1151 serie 300 95 W (BX806849900K)
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
528
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€214
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
Nightmare
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Core i5-12500
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
196 FPS
€3.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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