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Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-12400

Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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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In Stock

Updated 6441 minutes ago

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6441 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F and Core i5-12400 have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i5-12400 - 288 vs 286 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

288

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

286

99%

Value, €/FPS

€1.19/FPS

100%

Price, €

€339

100%

Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6441 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

86%

Multi-Core

8847

64%

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo

Core i9-12900F

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jan 4th, 2022Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9Core i5
Alder LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
16
6
24
12
2.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Not Available65 W
10 nm10 nm
24.0x
25.0x
None
UHD Graphics 730
Yes
No

PCs Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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