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Core i5-12400F vs Core i9-10850K

Core i5-12400F vs Core i9-10850K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

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vs

Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £507.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 677 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 526 days newer than Core i9-10850K.

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Core i9-10850K - 213 vs 205 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-10850K

  • 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
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This is a free version of Valheim.
Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

213

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


FPS

205

96%

Value, £/FPS

£2.47/FPS

100%

Price, £

£507.35

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £507.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 677 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2221

100%

Multi-Core

9125

100%

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


Single-Core

1759

79%

Multi-Core

9038

99%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

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Intel Core i9-10850K Logo

Core i9-10850K

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJul 27th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-10850K

With selected game settings

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