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Core i5-12600KF vs Core i9-9940X

Core i5-12600KF vs Core i9-9940X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1112 days newer than Core i9-9940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 28% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9940X - 158 vs 123 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 125 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 28 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

158

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.25/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$197.54

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$197.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 175 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

123

77%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1459

59%

Multi-Core

10734

89%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Intel Core i5-12600KF

vs
Intel Core i9-9940X Logo

Intel Core i9-9940X

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Alder LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10Cores
14
16Threads
28
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
125 W
TDP165 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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