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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 808 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 4% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-10900X - 129 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - €128.79 vs €645.91
- Up to 81% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-10900X - €1.0 vs €5.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
129
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€128.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN schwarz
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Prozessor (10 Kerne bis zu 4,7 GHz, entsperrt, LGA2066 X299 Serie, 165 W)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-10900X
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
68 FPS
€13.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€11.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
€16.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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57 FPS
€20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,140.08
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68 FPS
€14.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€969
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74 FPS
€16.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,241.8
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68 FPS
€12.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€826.19
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74 FPS
€18.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,379
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57 FPS
€15.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€889
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57 FPS
€16.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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