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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 294 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-12400 - 181 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £238.88 vs £270.37
- Up to 13% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-12400 - £1.32 vs £1.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900KF
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-11900KF
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
55 FPS
£28.89/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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44 FPS
£22.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£969.95
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78 FPS
£15.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,238.4
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57 FPS
£23.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.99
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44 FPS
£26.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,165.2
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104 FPS
£14.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,527.6
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103 FPS
£12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,315.2
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57 FPS
£23.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,319.95
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65 FPS
£17.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,167.6
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154 FPS
£13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,129.95
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