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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 30% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-12400 - 73 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £366.66 vs £2456.91
- Up to 89% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-12400 - £5.02 vs £43.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
73
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£366.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-12900K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
2 FPS
£794.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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