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Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-12900F

Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-12900F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1552 days newer than Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 18% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-8400 - 279 vs 237 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield V.
Battlefield V

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

237

84.94623655913979%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€79

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 225 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

279

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

53.28869633714061%

Multi-Core

4748

34.18286537077034%

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

Intel Core i5-8400

vs

Intel Core i9-12900F

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
2.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
65 WTDPNot Available
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-12900F

Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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