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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 705 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 19% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-10600 - 157 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $315.0 vs $529.95
- Up to 50% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-10600 - $2.01 vs $4.01 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$315
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
132
84.07643312101911%
Value, $/FPS
$4.01/FPS
50.12468827930174%
Price, $
$529.95
59%
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6 Core Desktop Processor up to 4.8GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $529.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 143 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1579
58.655274888558694%
Multi-Core
6175
38.0632435431178%
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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