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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 2378 days newer than Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 21% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6400 - 298 vs 246 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
298
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
100%
Price, £
£322.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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