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Comparing Intel Core i5-12490F vs. i9 12900H

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Core i5-12490F is 7% slower than the Core i9 12900H

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the Core i9 12900H leads in 2 of them. The biggest gap is in Cinebench 2026, where the Core i9 12900H scores 20% higher.

6,155* · Core i5-12490F
6,276 · Core i9 12900H
16,006* · Core i5-12490F
16,598 · Core i9 12900H
907* · Core i5-12490F
907 · Core i9 12900H
4,143* · Core i5-12490F
2,803* · Core i9 12900H
32 · Core i5-12490F
28* · Core i9 12900H
165 · Core i5-12490F
196* · Core i9 12900H
3,047* · Core i5-12490F
3,646* · Core i9 12900H

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Core i5-12490F
Core i5-12490F
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Core i9 12900H
20 h 50 min
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Cinebench R23

Cinebench 2024

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Cinebench 2026

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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