Intel Core i9 10900K 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 18MB)
Intel Core i5 12600 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)