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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 31% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-10400 - 159 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £122.49 vs £291.94
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1430
56.32138637258763%
Multi-Core
5489
39.51763858891289%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-10400
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
101 FPS
£15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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