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Prices and StockMSRP $422
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MSRP $422
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-11900F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-11900F
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £238.66 vs £2511.32
- Up to 91% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-12400 - £0.83 vs £8.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
287
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-11900F
With selected game settings
175 FPS
£7.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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175 FPS
£8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
£9.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299.97
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Laptops Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-11900F
With selected game settings
131 FPS
£12.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,588.88
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