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Intel logo Core i9-12900
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General information Core i9-12900 Core i5-9600
Launched Q1 2022 Q3 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Alder Lake Coffee Lake Refresh
Clock 2.4 GHz 22.6 % 3.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.1 GHz 0 % 4.6 GHz 9.8 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 24 0 % 6 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i9-12900 Core i5-9600
Overall Score 68643 0 % 50903 25.8 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 72 % 16.3 %
Benchmark Score 22202 0 % 6714 69.8 %
Single Thread Score 4062.2 0 % 2732.3 32.7 %
Encrypting Data 23806.5 MB/s 0 % 3307 MB/s 86.1 %
Compressing Data 409.5 MB/s 0 % 140.2 MB/s 65.8 %
String objects sorting 45075.2 thousand/s 0 % 18020.2 thousand/s 60 %
Prime numbers generation 122.8 millions/s 0 % 38.3 millions/s 68.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 128787 millions/s 0 % 29685.7 millions/s 76.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 92541.4 millions/s 0 % 25426.7 millions/s 72.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900, Core i5-9600.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900 Core i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.6 FPS 105.9 FPS
High settings 253.7 FPS 169.4 FPS
Medium settings 317.2 FPS 211.8 FPS
Low settings 396.5 FPS 264.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.2 %

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 i9-12900 Core i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.5 FPS 140.2 FPS
High settings 274.4 FPS 224.3 FPS
Medium settings 343.0 FPS 280.4 FPS
Low settings 428.8 FPS 350.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.2 %
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