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Prices and StockMSRP $264
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MSRP $264
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - CA$178.10 vs CA$268.04
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 77% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-9400F - 184 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-9400F - CA$1.46 vs CA$1.71 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
184
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$268.04
66%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra
Buy for CA$268.04 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
1 FPS
CA$711.99/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
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