CPU Compare

Intel Core i5-9600

Intel Core i9-12900KS

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i5-9600
56
Core i9-12900KS
90
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i5-9600
16
Core i9-12900KS
67
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i5-9600
10
Core i9-12900KS
19
SysReqs Overall Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i5-9600
27
Core i9-12900KS
59

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5-9600
2729
Core i9-12900KS
4374
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5-9600
10319
Core i9-12900KS
44532
Geekbench CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5-9600
1534
Core i9-12900KS
2706
Geekbench CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5-9600
4981
Core i9-12900KS
16136

Specifications

Comparing technical specifications of the Intel Core i5-9600 and Intel Core i9-12900KS

General

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Name Core i5-9600 Core i9-12900KS
Segment Desktop Desktop
Codename Coffee Lake Alder Lake
Release Date Sep 2019 Apr 2022
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 770
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

CPU

Cores 6 16
Threads 6 24
Base Clock 3.10 3.40
Turbo Clock 4.60 5.20
L1 Cache 384 KB 640 KB
L2 Cache 1.5 MB 10 MB
L3 Cache 9 MB 30 MB

Package

Lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Socket LGA 1151 LGA 1700
TDP 65 150
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