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€205
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Prices and StockMSRP $564
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MSRP $564
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Core i5-10400F
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €205.00 vs €378.30
- Up to 36% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-12900KF - €0.29 vs €0.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 19% better in Minecraft than Core i5-10400F - 843 vs 710 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 24 vs 12 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
710
84%
Value, €/FPS
€0.29/FPS
100%
Price, €
€205
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F 2,9 GHz LGA1200 Box
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
843
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/FPS
64%
Price, €
€378.3
54%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz
Buy for €378.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6473 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
681 FPS
€2.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,679
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823 FPS
€2.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,439
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681 FPS
€2.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,539
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770 FPS
€2.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,869
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770 FPS
€2.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,729
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429 FPS
€1.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€799.9
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785 FPS
€2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,829
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737 FPS
€2.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,039.9
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737 FPS
€2.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,649
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823 FPS
€2.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,299
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