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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i7-5600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2440 days newer than Core i7-5600U.
Advantages of Core i7-5600U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 27% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-5600U - 205 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5600U - 24 vs 4 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$266.71
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 i7-5600U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5600U | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-5600U or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
63 FPS
$25.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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126 FPS
$18.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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42 FPS
$42.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$28.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,898
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126 FPS
$18.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,368.58
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111 FPS
$23.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,648.99
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63 FPS
$24.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,569
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78 FPS
$18.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,459
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99 FPS
$20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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100 FPS
$21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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