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$188.68
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Prices and StockMSRP $212
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MSRP $212
Prices and StockMSRP $519
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MSRP $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 and the cheaper Core i5-12500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $188.68 vs $412.00
- Up to 54% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-12900 - $0.71 vs $1.53 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-12500 - 269 vs 264 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
264
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$188.68
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $188.68 on Amazon
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Updated 111 minutes ago
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 111 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
174 FPS
$10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
In Stock
181 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
152 FPS
$10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
174 FPS
$8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
174 FPS
$9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,657.79
In Stock
174 FPS
$9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,699
In Stock
174 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,616
In Stock
174 FPS
$10.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749
In Stock
174 FPS
$12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199
In Stock
174 FPS
$16.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,819
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
104 FPS
$7.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729
In Stock
164 FPS
$8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,411.76
In Stock
164 FPS
$8.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,394
In Stock
164 FPS
$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309
In Stock
164 FPS
$7.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
164 FPS
$8.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,369
In Stock
164 FPS
$7.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,150.49
In Stock
152 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
152 FPS
$8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,349
In Stock
158 FPS
$8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,394.97
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$899.99
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$412
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$172.99
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$412
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$417.61
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$412
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$744.99
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$412
vs
Core i7-14700KF
$319.99
Core i9-12900
$412
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$309
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Core i5-12400
$133.45
Core i9-12900
$412
vs
Core i7-12700KF
$182.99
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$412
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$432.98
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$412
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$79
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$412
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$255
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
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$479
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
$197
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
$118
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
$149
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
$83.47
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
$282.7
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
$179
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
$197.91
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i7-12700K
$207
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i7-14700K
$332.61
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
$117.06
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
$379
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
$289.02
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
$343.99
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i9-12900K
$283.49
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
$172
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i9-12900KF
$269.95
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
$499
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i5-12600KF
$144.59
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
$129.29
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
$129.99
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i5-13400F
$899.99
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i5-12600K
$172.99
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i9-14900KF
$417.61
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
$744.99
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i7-14700KF
$319.99
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i7-13700K
$309
Core i5-12500
$188.68
vs
Core i5-12400
$133.45