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Core i5-9600 vs Core i9-12900KS

Core i5-9600 vs Core i9-12900KS: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1264 days newer than Core i5-9600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i5-9600 - 189 vs 184 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Stray.
Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Core i5-9600

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

184

97%

Value, $/FPS

$1.06/FPS

100%

Price, $

$195

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $195 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8181 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

189

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Core i5-9600

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo
Core i5-9600

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1462

54%

Multi-Core

4944

30%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo

Intel Core i5-9600

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KS

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP150 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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