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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £109.99 vs £257.13
- Up to 54% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-12900KF - £0.49 vs £1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-9400F - 243 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
225
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
243
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
46%
Price, £
£257.13
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
217 FPS
£9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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194 FPS
£8.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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169 FPS
£8.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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169 FPS
£8.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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145 FPS
£8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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186 FPS
£8.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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126 FPS
£10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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126 FPS
£9.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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218 FPS
£9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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218 FPS
£10.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,279.94
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£109.99
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£109.99
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£109.99
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£109.99
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£169.39
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£109.99
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£109.99
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£109.99
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