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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Core i5-9400
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $125.24 vs $129.34
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-9400 - 313 vs 294 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-9400 - $0.41 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400 Box Processor (LGA 1151/6 Colors / 6 Threads / 2.9GHz / 9MB Cache/UHD Intel 630) - BX80684I59400
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
313
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129.34
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 7185 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-9400 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
94 FPS
€8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€834.86
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119 FPS
€6.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€731.9
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92 FPS
€9.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€828.82
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119 FPS
€6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€823.14
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92 FPS
€9.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€872.97
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119 FPS
€9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,080.18
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119 FPS
€10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,206.31
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119 FPS
€13.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,620.72
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92 FPS
€14.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,296.4
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119 FPS
€10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,206.31
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