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MSRP $599
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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 i9-12900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-12400 - 717 vs 658 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €349.00 vs €467.41
- Up to 18% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-12900K - €0.53 vs €0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
717
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.65/FPS
82%
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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
318 FPS
€4.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3.37/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,309.1
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223 FPS
€5.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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521 FPS
€3.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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717 FPS
€5.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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549 FPS
€5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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381 FPS
€3.15/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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223 FPS
€4.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€901.64
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270 FPS
€4.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
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717 FPS
€5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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223 FPS
€4.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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270 FPS
€4.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.47
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270 FPS
€4.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,298.64
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318 FPS
€5.03/FPS
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Core i5-12400
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