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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2682 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 18% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-5930K - 200 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $458.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 29% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-5930K - $2.29 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Core i9-12900
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
$11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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132 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,109
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136 FPS
$14.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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132 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,599.99
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112 FPS
$15.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,686.26
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132 FPS
$12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,669
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112 FPS
$11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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132 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,790
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132 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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85 FPS
$14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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