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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900 and the cheaper Core i5-12400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 6% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-12400 - 249 vs 236 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €349.00 vs €526.20
- Up to 30% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-12900 - €1.48 vs €2.11 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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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 i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
223 FPS
€8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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167 FPS
€7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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167 FPS
€7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,309.1
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132 FPS
€9.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.57
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133 FPS
€6.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€889
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188 FPS
€6.38/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
132 FPS
€6.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€901.64
In Stock
149 FPS
€7.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
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239 FPS
€10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,389.9
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132 FPS
€7.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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149 FPS
€8.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.47
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149 FPS
€8.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,298.64
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167 FPS
€9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,599
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249 FPS
€9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,309
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
202 FPS
€15.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,175.09
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189 FPS
€11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,195.99
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189 FPS
€9.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,885.11
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228 FPS
€7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,767.4
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194 FPS
€17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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194 FPS
€10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,939.03
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202 FPS
€13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,660.97
In Stock
202 FPS
€12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,470.02
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202 FPS
€18.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,646.61
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154 FPS
€23.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,578.64
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198 FPS
€17.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,499.01
In Stock
228 FPS
€24.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€5,690.02
In Stock
194 FPS
€46.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€9,100.39
In Stock
198 FPS
€35.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€7,069.76
In Stock
194 FPS
€19.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,847.09
In Stock
202 FPS
€8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,793.95
In Stock
194 FPS
€15.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,057.86
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