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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3967 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 25% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-990X - 125 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$218.76 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 49% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-990X - CA$1.75 vs CA$3.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
100
80%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.4/FPS
51.47058823529412%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
64%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
125
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$218.76
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I5-12400F DESKTOP 6P+0E CORES UP to 4.4 GHZ-MM#99ARGP
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
25.78731172980374%
Multi-Core
2626
29.472502805836136%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-12400F
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
48 FPS
CA$24.38/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$29.97/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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41 FPS
CA$33.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,361.89
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41 FPS
CA$33.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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30 FPS
CA$36.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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41 FPS
CA$36.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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48 FPS
CA$35.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
CA$28.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
CA$25.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,229
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