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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2501 days newer than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 25% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-5500U - 152 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 24 vs 4 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/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
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5500U | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5500U or Core i9-12900
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
38 FPS
$46.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,779
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38 FPS
$60.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,299
In Stock
23 FPS
$60.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,390.98
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34 FPS
$38.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
38 FPS
$52.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
38 FPS
$65.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
In Stock
38 FPS
$43.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,653.99
In Stock
23 FPS
$46.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,060
In Stock
34 FPS
$46.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,589
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23 FPS
$56.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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