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In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 2469 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 91 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 18% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6600K - 304 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
52.71173848439822%
Multi-Core
4012
24.730321148986008%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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