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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i9-10900 - 872 vs 810 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $81.41 vs $304.01
- Up to 76% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-10900 - $0.1 vs $0.42 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
872
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€90.37
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Updated 1566 minutes ago
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
810
92.88990825688074%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
23.80952380952381%
Price, €
€337.45
26%
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for €337.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1564 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1704
77.77270652670015%
Multi-Core
8421
94.51178451178451%
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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