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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 6% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10900K - 146 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - £113.0 vs £449.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10900K - £0.77 vs £3.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i9-10900K (base stroke: 3.70GHz; socket: LGA1200; 125W) box, BX8070110900K
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
146
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i5-12400F
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
43 FPS
£22.09/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£38.42/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£38.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£107.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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31 FPS
£23.57/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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6 FPS
£116.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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29 FPS
£28.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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29 FPS
£25.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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19 FPS
£42.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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29 FPS
£35.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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