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Core i5-8400T vs Core i9-12900

Core i5-8400T vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1373 days newer than Core i5-8400T.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 27% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8400T - 155 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 24 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

122

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

155

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.58/FPS

100%

Price, £

£399.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 114 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

44%

Multi-Core

3884

29%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo

Intel Core i5-8400T

vs
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Intel Core i9-12900

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.4 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
17.0xMultiplier
24.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-8400T or Core i9-12900

Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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