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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Valorant than Core i5-7400 - 921 vs 751 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 49% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - £152.25 vs £299.21
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
46.26278520849725%
Multi-Core
3232
21.7189704992944%
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or Core i5-7400
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
834 FPS
£1.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,383.2
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773 FPS
£1.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,419
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883 FPS
£2.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,929
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655 FPS
£1.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,134.8
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618 FPS
£1.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,079.6
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708 FPS
£1.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,077.2
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675 FPS
£2.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,369
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850 FPS
£2.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,830
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773 FPS
£1.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,530
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815 FPS
£1.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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