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£330.99
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 7% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-12400 - 223 vs 208 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £330.99 vs £2511.32
- Up to 88% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-12400 - £1.48 vs £12.07 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
223
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£330.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i5-12400
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
150 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Out of Stock
202 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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121 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
Laptops Using Core i9-12900K or Core i5-12400
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
159 FPS
£9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,588.88
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