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The Core i5-9500F is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-12900KF. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Core i5-9500F

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of the Core i9-12900KF

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 6 threads

Core i5-9500F vs Core i9-12900KF for Gaming

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Core i5-9500F vs Core i9-12900KF in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-9500F vs Core i9-12900KF in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo

Core i5-9500F

Apr 23rd, 2019


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1505

58%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5169

34%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2608

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15118

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-9500F vs Core i9-12900KF in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo

Core i5-9500F

Apr 23rd, 2019


Cores

6-core

38%

L3 Cache

9 MB

30%


Base Frequency

3 GHz

94%

Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

85%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

56%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Nov 4th, 2021


Cores

16-core

100%

L3 Cache

30 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo

Core i5-9500F

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Apr 23rd, 2019
Nov 4th, 2021
Not Available$564.00
Desktop
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
65 W
125 W
6
16
6
24
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
9 MB
30 MB
DDR4 @ 2666 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
NoNo
No
Yes

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