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Core i5-12400 vs Core i9-10940X

Core i5-12400 vs Core i9-10940X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 808 days newer than Core i9-10940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 22% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10940X - 472 vs 386 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 28 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

472

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€160.56

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop-Prozessor 18M Cache, bis zu 4,40 GHz

Buy for 160.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74588 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

386

81.77966101694916%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

82.15247469588634%

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1562

71.68425883432768%

Multi-Core

10769

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Intel Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i9-10940X Logo

Intel Core i9-10940X

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateOct 19th, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Alder LakeCodenameCascade Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
14
12Threads
28
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-10940X

Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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