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Core i5-9400 vs Core i5-12500

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

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 130.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 63 minutes ago

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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 130.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 63 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms 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 Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 11% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400 - 179 vs 161 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

161

89%

Value, €/FPS

€0.81/FPS

100%

Price, €

€130.59

100%

Value Winner

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 130.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 63 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

59%

Multi-Core

4795

52%

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

Intel Core i5-9400

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Intel Core i5-12500 Logo

Intel Core i5-12500

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
30.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

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