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Intel logo Core i9-10900F
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General information Core i9-10900F Core i5-12500
Launched Q3 2020 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Comet Lake Alder Lake
Clock 2.8 GHz 6.7 % 3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.2 GHz 0 % 4.6 GHz 11.5 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 18 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-10900F Core i5-12500
Overall Score 59987 0 % 59894 0.2 %
Future Proof 78 % 9.3 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 12949 0 % 12869 0.6 %
Single Thread Score 3051.2 17.7 % 3707.1 0 %
Encrypting Data 6716.2 MB/s 44.3 % 12063 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 314.6 MB/s 0 % 232.3 MB/s 26.2 %
String objects sorting 40269.2 thousand/s 0 % 23380.6 thousand/s 41.9 %
Prime numbers generation 57.4 millions/s 24.1 % 75.6 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 80296.2 millions/s 0 % 61463.1 millions/s 23.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 48975.9 millions/s 0 % 48301.3 millions/s 1.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-10900F, Core i5-12500.

Average frames per second Core i9-10900F Core i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.9 FPS 132.6 FPS
High settings 212.6 FPS 212.2 FPS
Medium settings 265.8 FPS 265.2 FPS
Low settings 332.2 FPS 331.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %

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 i9-10900F Core i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 156.2 FPS 156.0 FPS
High settings 249.9 FPS 249.7 FPS
Medium settings 312.4 FPS 312.1 FPS
Low settings 390.5 FPS 390.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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