i9-12900K vs i5-12600K - Need For Speed: Payback GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q - Game Performance Benchmarks

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i9-12900K

Need For Speed: Payback

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i5-12600K

i9-12900K i5-12600K

Multi-Thread Performance

28791 Pts

17640 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3903 Pts

3590 Pts

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i9-12900K vs i5-12600K in Need For Speed: Payback using GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i9-12900K i5-12600K

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	60.5 FPS
1080p	60.0 FPS
1440p	42.6 FPS
1440p	42.5 FPS
2160p	29.1 FPS
2160p	29.0 FPS
w1440p	38.3 FPS
w1440p	38.2 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	102.9 FPS
1080p	102.2 FPS
1440p	76.2 FPS
1440p	76.1 FPS
2160p	54.8 FPS
2160p	54.7 FPS
w1440p	69.5 FPS
w1440p	69.4 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	145.4 FPS
1080p	144.4 FPS
1440p	109.8 FPS
1440p	109.6 FPS
2160p	80.6 FPS
2160p	80.3 FPS
w1440p	100.8 FPS
w1440p	100.6 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	230.2 FPS
1080p	228.8 FPS
1440p	177.0 FPS
1440p	176.7 FPS
2160p	132.0 FPS
2160p	131.7 FPS
w1440p	163.2 FPS
w1440p	162.9 FPS

i9-12900K

The i9-12900K has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM
The i9-12900K has higher Level 3 Cache. This is useful when you have substantial multiprocessing workloads, many computationally intense simultaneous processes. More likely on a server, less on a personally used computer for interactive desktop workloads.
The i9-12900K has more cores. The benefit of having more cores is that the system can handle more threads. Each core can handle a separate stream of data. This architecture greatly increases the performance of a system that is running concurrent applications.
The i9-12900K has more threads. Larger programs are divided into threads (small sections) so that the processor can execute them simultaneously to get faster execution.

i5-12600K

For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.

Compare i9-12900K vs i5-12600K specifications

i9-12900K vs i5-12600K Architecture

	i9-12900K	i5-12600K
Chipset	Z690	Z690
Codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
ECC Memory	No	No
Generation	Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)	Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel	DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
PCI-Express	Gen 4, 20 Lanes (CPU only)	Gen 4, 20 Lanes (CPU only)
Part#	unknown	unknown
Production Status	Active	Active
Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021	Nov 4th, 2021

i9-12900K vs i5-12600K Cache

	i9-12900K	i5-12600K
Cache L1	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
Cache L2	14MB (shared)	9.5MB (shared)
Cache L3	30MB (shared)	20MB (shared)

i9-12900K vs i5-12600K Cores

	i9-12900K	i5-12600K
# of Cores	16	10
# of Threads	24	16
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770	UHD Graphics 770
SMP # CPUs	1	1

i9-12900K vs i5-12600K Performance

	i9-12900K	i5-12600K
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	32.0x	37.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	Yes	Yes
TDP	125 W	125 W
Turbo Clock	up to 5.2 GHz	up to 4.9 GHz

i9-12900K vs i5-12600K Physical

	i9-12900K	i5-12600K
Die Size	unknown	unknown
Foundry	Intel	Intel
Package	FC-LGA1700	FC-LGA1700
Process Size	10 nm	10 nm
Socket	Intel Socket 1700	Intel Socket 1700
Transistors	unknown	unknown
tCaseMax	72°C	72°C
tJMax	100°C	100°C