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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 12% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-9400 - 391 vs 348 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £188.88 vs £399.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i9-12900 - £0.54 vs £1.02 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
348
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-9400
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
73 FPS
£13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£962
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147 FPS
£11.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,721.31
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231 FPS
£9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,298.03
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204 FPS
£19.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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204 FPS
£8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,636.93
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204 FPS
£18.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,749.82
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204 FPS
£13.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,797.42
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204 FPS
£20.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,160.69
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147 FPS
£11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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147 FPS
£12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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