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Core i5-12500 vs Core i5-9400

Core i5-12500 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 154.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for 108.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 154.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for 108.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 27% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-9400 - 152 vs 120 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $97.93 vs $138.92
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

152

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€154.2

70%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 154.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

120

78.94736842105263%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€108.7

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for 108.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74250 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

59.88749459108611%

Multi-Core

4795

52.81418658442559%

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0x
Multiplier29.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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