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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Rocket League than Core i5-11400 - 781 vs 745 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £121.48 vs £388.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-12900F - £0.16 vs £0.5 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
745
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.16/FPS
100%
Price, £
£121.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11400 (2.6 GHz / 4.4 GHz, 12M Cache)
Buy for £121.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 148 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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