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Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-6400

Core i9-12900KS vs Core i5-6400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 2469 days newer than Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 24% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-6400 - 134 vs 108 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

134

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

108

80.59701492537313%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$133.36

100%

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for CA$133.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

41.2704309063893%

Multi-Core

3023

18.634038094063985%

Intel Core i9-12900KS

vs

Intel Core i5-6400

Apr 5th, 2022
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
24
Threads4
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.7 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.3 GHz
150 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier27.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

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