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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 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 i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-10900X - 109 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - €131.91 vs €659.85
- Up to 81% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-10900X - €1.21 vs €6.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
109
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€131.91
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 i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i5-12400F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
€13.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€16.39/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€14.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€14.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
€24.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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64 FPS
€12.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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64 FPS
€14.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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64 FPS
€16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
€20.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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56 FPS
€15.7/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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