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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$177.88 vs CA$766.29
- Up to 75% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-12900F - CA$1.24 vs CA$5.04 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-9400F - 152 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
144
95%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$177.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.04/FPS
25%
Price, CA$
CA$766.29
23%
FPS Winner
Intel CORE PROCESSOR I9-12900F 2.40GHZ (TURBE 5.1GHZ) 30MB CACHE 16 NUCLEOS, 24 THREADS LGA1700 BX8071512900F -
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-12900F
With selected game settings
12 FPS
CA$59.33/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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19 FPS
CA$105.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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