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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 9% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-11400F - 127 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €111.95 vs €456.7
- Up to 73% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-12900 - €0.96 vs €3.6 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
117
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.96/FPS
100%
Price, €
€111.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop-Prozessor, 6 Kerne bis zu 4,4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-11400F
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
74 FPS
€15.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
€23.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,764.41
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74 FPS
€21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,557.58
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77 FPS
€20.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,599
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74 FPS
€18.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,367.67
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94 FPS
€27.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,599
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74 FPS
€21.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,594.93
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80 FPS
€32.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,599
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80 FPS
€24.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,996.38
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77 FPS
€49.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,799
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