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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 2277 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 15% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-6500TE - 295 vs 257 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $432.99 vs $489.95
- Up to 23% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-6500TE - $1.47 vs $1.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 24 vs 4 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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 i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
295
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$432.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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