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Core i9-7900X vs Core i5-12400

Core i9-7900X vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1653 days newer than Core i9-7900X.

Advantages of Core i9-7900X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 7% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-7900X - 109 vs 102 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


FPS

102

94%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

109

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo
Core i9-7900X

Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017


Single-Core

1422

65%

Multi-Core

8781

99%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i9-7900X Logo

Core i9-7900X

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jun 26th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Skylake-E/EPCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

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