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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
AvailabilityMSRP $599
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MSRP $599
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 61 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €349.00 vs €467.41
- Up to 22% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-12900K - €1.89 vs €2.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Core i5-12400 - 193 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
193
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.42/FPS
78%
Price, €
€467.41
74%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12. Generation Alder Lake 16-Core 3,2 GHz LGA 1700 Prozessor -BX8071512900K
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
61 FPS
€21.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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156 FPS
€13.53/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,111
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61 FPS
€21.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,309.1
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31 FPS
€38.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.57
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117 FPS
€16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,909.9
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193 FPS
€19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,784.9
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127 FPS
€21.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,784.08
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82 FPS
€14.62/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
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31 FPS
€29.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€901.64
In Stock
46 FPS
€25.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
In Stock
193 FPS
€20.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,919.9
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31 FPS
€32.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
In Stock
46 FPS
€26.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.47
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46 FPS
€28.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,298.64
In Stock
61 FPS
€26.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,599
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