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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1092 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 4% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i5-9400F - 212 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - £109.98 vs £127.95
- Up to 17% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Core i5-9400F - £0.52 vs £0.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-9400F
The Outer Worlds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
£7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£742.8
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91 FPS
£8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
In Stock
125 FPS
£7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
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70 FPS
£9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£646.8
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107 FPS
£6.83/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£730.8
In Stock
70 FPS
£14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£999
In Stock
91 FPS
£8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
In Stock
105 FPS
£7.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£829.95
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91 FPS
£8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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105 FPS
£9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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