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Prices and StockMSRP $384
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MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - CA$177.88 vs CA$278.99
- Up to 27% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-12700KF - CA$1.26 vs CA$1.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 15% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-9400F - 162 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 20 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
141
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$177.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Updated 7608 minutes ago
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.72/FPS
73%
Price, CA$
CA$278.99
63%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
Buy for CA$278.99 on Amazon
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Updated 7882 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
107 FPS
CA$34.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Core i7-12700KF
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Radeon RX 580
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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25 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1660
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8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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