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Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-11400

Core i9-12900F vs Core i5-11400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £205.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 337 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £205.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 337 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than Core i5-11400.

Advantages of Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 6% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-11400 - 395 vs 374 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-11400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

395

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

374

95%

Value, £/FPS

£0.55/FPS

100%

Price, £

£205.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £205.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 337 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2529

100%

Multi-Core

13738

100%

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1963

78%

Multi-Core

7284

53%

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo

Core i9-12900F

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Intel Core i5-11400 Logo

Core i5-11400

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateMar 16th, 2021
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.6 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
Not AvailableTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
24.0xMultiplier
26.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

PCs Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-11400

With selected game settings

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