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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £96.17 vs £145.00
- Up to 28% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-12400 - £0.23 vs £0.32 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-9500 - 452 vs 418 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
418
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i5-9500 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
208 FPS
£7.64/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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