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£419.89
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10900KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-10900KF
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £419.89 vs £2511.32
- Up to 82% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-12400 - £1.92 vs £10.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i9-10900KF - 231 vs 219 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
219
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.92/FPS
100%
Price, £
£419.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900KF
Buy for £419.89 on Amazon
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Updated 6731 minutes ago
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
231
100%
Value, £/FPS
£10.87/FPS
18%
Price, £
£2511.32
16%
FPS Winner
QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black
Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6731 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900KF | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
116 FPS
£13.7/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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