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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 61 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-12400 - 173 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €349.00 vs €391.81
- Up to 8% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-12900KF - €2.07 vs €2.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
173
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.26/FPS
92%
Price, €
€391.81
89%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz
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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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
86 FPS
€17.9/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
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Core i9-12900KF
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Core i9-12900KF
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Core i9-12900KF
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Core i9-12900KF
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900KF
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€21.83/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
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61 FPS
€21.3/FPS
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,749.9
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105 FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
€21.46/FPS
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Core i5-12400
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Core i5-12400
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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105 FPS
€17.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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86 FPS
€19.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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112 FPS
€34.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
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146 FPS
€17.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€20.18/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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117 FPS
€20.34/FPS
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153 FPS
€15.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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146 FPS
€18.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
€15.37/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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173 FPS
€22.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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173 FPS
€21.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,724.9
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173 FPS
€23.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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36 FPS
€25.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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139 FPS
€14.96/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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48 FPS
€24.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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36 FPS
€27.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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48 FPS
€24.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.47
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48 FPS
€27.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,298.64
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61 FPS
€26.21/FPS
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Core i5-12400
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