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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1827 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 34% better in Rust than Core i5-7400 - 248 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £152.25 vs £319.52
- Up to 36% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900F - £0.82 vs £1.29 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
248
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.29/FPS
63.56589147286821%
Price, £
£319.52
47%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
185
74.59677419354838%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£152.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
Buy for £152.25 on Amazon
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Updated 144 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
46.317447814100035%
Multi-Core
3232
23.268538516918646%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-7400
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
148 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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