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Core i5-12400F vs Core i7-9700K

Core i5-12400F vs Core i7-9700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $174

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $385

All items are out of stock

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1173 days newer than Core i7-9700K.

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 13% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-9700K - 185 vs 164 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-9700K

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

185

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

164

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

100%

Multi-Core

8910

100%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

76%

Multi-Core

7089

80%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

vs
Intel Core i7-9700K Logo

Core i7-9700K

Jan 4th, 2022
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5Core i7
Alder LakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
6
8
12
8
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W
95 W
10 nm
14 nm
25.0x
36.0x
None
UHD Graphics 630
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-9700K

With selected game settings

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