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Core i9-12900 vs Core i5-10400F

Core i9-12900 vs Core i5-10400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £391.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £97.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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

Buy for £391.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £97.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 17% better in Valorant than Core i5-10400F - 911 vs 779 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F

  • Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £97.01 vs £391.44
This is a free version of Valorant.
Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

911

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£391.44

24%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for £391.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

779

85.51042810098792%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£97.01

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £97.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1438

58.14799838253134%

Multi-Core

5751

44.089236430542776%

Intel Core i9-12900

vs

Intel Core i5-10400F

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
24
Threads12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
24.0xMultiplier
29.0x
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-10400F

Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High

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