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£113
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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MSRP in USD: $423
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 987 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Fortnite than Core i9-9900 - 237 vs 229 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - £113.0 vs £558.88
- Up to 80% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-9900 - £0.48 vs £2.44 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for £113 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 111 minutes ago
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
Buy for £558.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 112 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-9900
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
72 FPS
£8.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£628.8
In Stock
92 FPS
£7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
In Stock
92 FPS
£7.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£706.8
In Stock
127 FPS
£7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
72 FPS
£13.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£951.39
In Stock
109 FPS
£6.54/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£712.8
In Stock
107 FPS
£6.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£722.4
In Stock
107 FPS
£7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.95
In Stock
92 FPS
£8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
In Stock
107 FPS
£9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
In Stock
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