Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1092 days newer than Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 16% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-9400F - 204 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
