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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600K.
Advantages of Core i5-10600K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-10600K - 259 vs 245 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-10600K - $279.00 vs $324.86
- Up to 19% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-10600K - $1.08 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600K - 24 vs 12 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-10600K Desktop Processorfeaturing Marvel's Avengers Collector's Edition Packaging 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
259
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600K | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-10600K or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
155 FPS
$10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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155 FPS
$10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,569
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232 FPS
$9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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219 FPS
$12.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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259 FPS
$22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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206 FPS
$11.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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232 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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179 FPS
$8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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207 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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232 FPS
$10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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