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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-10920X - 127 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $152.66 vs $799.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-10920X - $1.2 vs $7.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 24 vs 16 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$152.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10920X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i9-10920X
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$13.64/FPS
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Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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82 FPS
$15.85/FPS
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Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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