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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1194 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 9% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-9400 - 132 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £188.88 vs £257.21
- Up to 20% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-12600 - £1.56 vs £1.95 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.95/FPS
80%
Price, £
£257.21
73%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 130 minutes ago
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
121
91%
Value, £/FPS
£1.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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In Stock
Updated 130 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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