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The Core i5-6500TE is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-12900, it's also the same value for money, as it's only $234.41 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i5-6500TE

  • Up to 57% cheaper$177.59 vs $412.00
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of the Core i9-12900

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 4 threads

Core i5-6500TE vs Core i9-12900 for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Core i5-6500TE vs Core i9-12900 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-6500TE vs Core i9-12900 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6500TE Logo

Core i5-6500TE

Oct 11th, 2015


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1077

43%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

2811

21%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Jan 4th, 2022


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2525

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

13234

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-6500TE vs Core i9-12900 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-6500TE Logo

Core i5-6500TE

Oct 11th, 2015


Cores

4-core

25%

L3 Cache

6 MB

20%


Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

96%

Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

65%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2133 MHz

44%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

Jan 4th, 2022


Cores

16-core

100%

L3 Cache

30 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Intel Core i5-6500TE Logo

Core i5-6500TE

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Core i9-12900

General
Oct 11th, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
$192.00
MSRP$519.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
35 W
Power Consumption65 W
Performance
4Cores
16
4Threads
24
2.3 GHzBase Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
6 MBL3 Cache
30 MB
Other Features
DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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