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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 7% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-9600K - 194 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - €153.76 vs €209.12
- Up to 31% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-9600K - €0.79 vs €1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600K Prozessor (9M Cache, bis zu 4,60 GHz), schwarz
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.79/FPS
100%
Price, €
€153.76
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Core i5-12400F
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
43 FPS
€16.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€705.38
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52 FPS
€17.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€909.9
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52 FPS
€18.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€969
In Stock
43 FPS
€29.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,247.96
In Stock
31 FPS
€22.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€682.67
In Stock
30 FPS
€29.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€899.75
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57 FPS
€18.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,057.31
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24 FPS
€27.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€667.38
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52 FPS
€21.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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57 FPS
€24.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,379
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