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£107.78
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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MSRP in USD: $422
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £107.78 vs £238.88
- Up to 55% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-11900F - £0.69 vs £1.53 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
156
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£107.78
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-11900F
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
82 FPS
£11.59/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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45 FPS
£13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£628.8
In Stock
58 FPS
£12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
In Stock
68 FPS
£10.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£722.4
In Stock
58 FPS
£12.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£706.8
In Stock
45 FPS
£21.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£951.38
In Stock
70 FPS
£10.18/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£712.8
In Stock
68 FPS
£11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.95
In Stock
58 FPS
£13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
In Stock
68 FPS
£15.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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