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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 and Core i5-12400F have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-12400F - 242 vs 237 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
242
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£429.64
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900 | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-12400F
With selected game settings
139 FPS
£6.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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120 FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£6.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
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£6.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£629
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90 FPS
£7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£698
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108 FPS
£8.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£969.95
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120 FPS
£5.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£709.95
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123 FPS
£5.85/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
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Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£749
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108 FPS
£7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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Laptops Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-12400F
With selected game settings
85 FPS
£12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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130 FPS
£30.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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85 FPS
£19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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110 FPS
£15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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110 FPS
£23.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£2,537.44
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124 FPS
£12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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110 FPS
£16.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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130 FPS
£20.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,600.78
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110 FPS
£16.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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134 FPS
£26.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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