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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 44% better in League of Legends than Core i9-9900KF - 296 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $275.6 vs $290.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9900KF - $0.93 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
205
69.25675675675676%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
65.95744680851064%
Price, $
$290
95%
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
296
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$275.6
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1691
71.32011809363138%
Multi-Core
8053
82.84127147412818%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-12600
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
276 FPS
$7.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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185 FPS
$9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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