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Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-6400

Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-6400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $494

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $182

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 2378 days newer than Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 20% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-6400 - 204 vs 170 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

204

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

170

83%

Value, €/FPS

€0.53/FPS

100%

Price, €

€89.94

100%

Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

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 i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

43%

Multi-Core

3023

21%

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo

Intel Core i9-12900F

vs
Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
24
Threads4
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.7 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Not AvailableTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
24.0xMultiplier
27.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-6400

Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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