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Core i5-9400F vs Core i9-12900

Core i5-9400F vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel BX80684I59400F CORE I5-9400F 2.90GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED :: (Komponenten> Prozessoren CPU)

Buy for 162.65 on Amazon

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Updated 75054 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 520.52 on Amazon

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Updated 75054 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel BX80684I59400F CORE I5-9400F 2.90GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED :: (Komponenten> Prozessoren CPU)

Buy for 162.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75054 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 520.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75054 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F

  • Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €162.65 vs €520.52

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 98% better in League of Legends than Core i5-9400F - 319 vs 161 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of League of Legends.
League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

161

50.470219435736674%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€162.65

100%

Intel BX80684I59400F CORE I5-9400F 2.90GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED :: (Komponenten> Prozessoren CPU)

Buy for 162.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75054 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

319

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€520.52

31%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 520.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75054 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1378

55.72179539021431%

Multi-Core

4834

37.05918429929469%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Intel Core i5-9400F

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Intel Core i9-12900

Jan 8th, 2019Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-12900

League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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