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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2277 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 19% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-6500TE - 202 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $458.0 vs $489.95
- Up to 21% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-6500TE - $2.27 vs $2.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 24 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500TE or Core i9-12900
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
99 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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99 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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82 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,390.98
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82 FPS
$25.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,059.99
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82 FPS
$20.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
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82 FPS
$23.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,939
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82 FPS
$15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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82 FPS
$15.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289
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99 FPS
$16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,657.97
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82 FPS
$21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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