Buy on Amazon
£399.99
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
Availability
MSRP in USD: $519
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 17% better in War Thunder than Core i5-11400F - 251 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £118.25 vs £399.99
- Up to 65% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-12900 - £0.55 vs £1.59 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
Buy for £399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16 minutes ago
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
85%
Value, £/FPS
£0.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.25
100%
Value Winner
INTEL - CLIENT CPU CORE I5-11400F 2.60GHZ SKTLGA1200 12.00MB CACHE BOXED
Buy for £118.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-11400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
189 FPS
£5.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£962
In Stock
203 FPS
£8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,721.31
In Stock
219 FPS
£10.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,298.03
In Stock
214 FPS
£18.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,999.99
In Stock
214 FPS
£7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,636.93
In Stock
214 FPS
£17.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£3,749.82
In Stock
214 FPS
£13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,797.42
In Stock
214 FPS
£19.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£4,160.69
In Stock
203 FPS
£8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,699
In Stock
203 FPS
£9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,849
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
