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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 28% better in Rust than Core i5-9400F - 248 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £118.88 vs £388.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900F - £0.61 vs £1.56 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
194
78%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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In Stock
Updated 194 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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