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Intel logo Core i9-12900
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Intel logo Core i5-12500

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General information Core i9-12900 Core i5-12500
Launched Q1 2022 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Alder Lake Alder Lake
Clock 2.4 GHz 20 % 3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.1 GHz 0 % 4.6 GHz 9.8 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 24 0 % 12 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 0 % 10 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 18 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
Performance Core i9-12900 Core i5-12500
Overall Score 68648 0 % 59894 12.8 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 22208 0 % 12869 42.1 %
Single Thread Score 4014.5 0 % 3684.9 8.2 %
Encrypting Data 23652.1 MB/s 0 % 12098.2 MB/s 48.8 %
Compressing Data 404.1 MB/s 0 % 232.7 MB/s 42.4 %
String objects sorting 45266.2 thousand/s 0 % 23195.3 thousand/s 48.8 %
Prime numbers generation 124.9 millions/s 0 % 75.5 millions/s 39.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 128135 millions/s 0 % 61645.5 millions/s 51.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 92480.1 millions/s 0 % 47578.4 millions/s 48.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900, Core i5-12500.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900 Core i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.6 FPS 132.6 FPS
High settings 253.8 FPS 212.2 FPS
Medium settings 317.2 FPS 265.2 FPS
Low settings 396.5 FPS 331.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.4 %

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 i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 171.5 FPS 156.1 FPS
High settings 274.4 FPS 249.8 FPS
Medium settings 343.1 FPS 312.2 FPS
Low settings 428.8 FPS 390.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 9 %
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