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The Core i5-9400F is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-12400F. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Core i5-9400F

The Core i5-12400F is better in every way

Advantages of the Core i5-12400F

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 6 threads

Core i5-9400F vs Core i5-12400F for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

Jan 8th, 2019


Average FPS

186

92%

Min 1% FPS

123

92%

Price, £

£138.99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.74/FPS

100%


Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Jan 4th, 2022


Average FPS

203

100%

Min 1% FPS

134

100%

Price, £

Out of Stock

Value, £/FPS

Not Available


All items are out of stock.

Core i5-9400F vs Core i5-12400F in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-9400F vs Core i5-12400F in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

Jan 8th, 2019


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1404

63%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

4918

54%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Jan 4th, 2022


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2221

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

9125

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-9400F vs Core i5-12400F in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

Jan 8th, 2019


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

50%


Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

93%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

56%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Jan 4th, 2022


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

18 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

86%

Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Jan 8th, 2019
Jan 4th, 2022
Not Available$174.00
Desktop
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
65 W65 W
66
6
12
2.9 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
9 MB
18 MB
DDR4 @ 2666 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
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NoNo

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