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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F and Core i5-12400F have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Core i5-12400F - 921 vs 872 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2191
86.29381646317448%
Multi-Core
8910
64.14686825053995%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-12400F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
606 FPS
£1.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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612 FPS
£1.11/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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517 FPS
£1.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£579
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645 FPS
£1.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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569 FPS
£1.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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569 FPS
£1.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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