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Intel logo Core i5-12600K
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Intel logo Core i9-9900X

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General information Core i5-12600K Core i9-9900X
Launched Q4 2021 Q4 2018
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Alder Lake Skylake-X
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 5.4 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 8.2 %
Cores 10 0 % 10 0 %
Threads 16 20 % 20 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 9.1 % 165 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
10 × 1 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 19.25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-12600K Core i9-9900X
Overall Score 65077 0 % 61274 5.8 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 68 % 20 %
Benchmark Score 17936 0 % 14096 21.4 %
Single Thread Score 3980.7 0 % 2582 35.1 %
Encrypting Data 18610.1 MB/s 0 % 7866.6 MB/s 57.7 %
Compressing Data 339.9 MB/s 0 % 318.3 MB/s 6.4 %
String objects sorting 35587.1 thousand/s 14.9 % 41811.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 92.3 millions/s 0 % 84.6 millions/s 8.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 88070.8 millions/s 0 % 72911 millions/s 17.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 67453.5 millions/s 0 % 45538.4 millions/s 32.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12600K, Core i9-9900X.

Average frames per second Core i5-12600K Core i9-9900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 136.7 FPS
High settings 236.8 FPS 218.7 FPS
Medium settings 296.1 FPS 273.4 FPS
Low settings 370.1 FPS 341.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.7 %

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 i5-12600K Core i9-9900X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 165.4 FPS 158.7 FPS
High settings 264.7 FPS 253.9 FPS
Medium settings 330.8 FPS 317.4 FPS
Low settings 413.5 FPS 396.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %
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