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Intel logo Core i9-12900K
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Intel logo Core i5-7600

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General information Core i9-12900K Core i5-7600
Launched Q4 2021 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Alder Lake Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.2 GHz 8.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4.1 GHz 21.2 %
Cores 16 0 % 4 75 %
Threads 24 0 % 4 83.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 241 W 0 % 65 W 73 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 630
Performance Core i9-12900K Core i5-7600
Overall Score 71914 0 % 45388 36.9 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 57 % 32.9 %
Benchmark Score 26745 0 % 4244 84.1 %
Single Thread Score 4209.6 0 % 2473.9 41.2 %
Encrypting Data 29424.8 MB/s 0 % 1935.3 MB/s 93.4 %
Compressing Data 530.6 MB/s 0 % 89.7 MB/s 83.1 %
String objects sorting 57608.5 thousand/s 0 % 11150.1 thousand/s 80.6 %
Prime numbers generation 147.7 millions/s 0 % 31 millions/s 79 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 138095 millions/s 0 % 17391.5 millions/s 87.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 104853 millions/s 0 % 14535 millions/s 86.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900K, Core i5-7600.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900K Core i5-7600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.3 FPS 89.5 FPS
High settings 269.3 FPS 143.2 FPS
Medium settings 336.7 FPS 179.0 FPS
Low settings 420.9 FPS 223.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 46.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-12900K Core i5-7600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 177.3 FPS 130.6 FPS
High settings 283.6 FPS 208.9 FPS
Medium settings 354.5 FPS 261.1 FPS
Low settings 443.2 FPS 326.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.3 %
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