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Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-10400

Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-10400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 614 days newer than Core i5-10400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 23% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-10400 - 252 vs 205 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

252

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

205

81.34920634920636%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€156.87

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box

Buy for 156.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74711 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

56.32138637258763%

Multi-Core

5489

39.51763858891289%

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo

Intel Core i9-12900F

vs
Intel Core i5-10400 Logo

Intel Core i5-10400

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
Not AvailableTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
24.0xMultiplier
29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-10400

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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