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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 21 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-12600 - 150 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $165.48 vs $360.93
- Up to 23% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-12900F - $1.86 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
77.17842323651453%
Price, $
$360.93
45%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 9 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
147
98%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $165.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2371
93.38322174084284%
Multi-Core
9721
69.98560115190784%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-12600
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
56 FPS
$20.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,151.99
In Stock
56 FPS
$23.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,318.99
In Stock
56 FPS
$23.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,294.99
In Stock
85 FPS
$22.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
56 FPS
$23.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
56 FPS
$25.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,422.99
In Stock
56 FPS
$26.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,479
In Stock
56 FPS
$21.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,212.99
In Stock
85 FPS
$20.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,759
In Stock
56 FPS
$23.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
In Stock
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