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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1173 days newer than Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Core i9-9900X - 193 vs 177 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
193
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900X or Core i5-12400F
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
89 FPS
£7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£650.4
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89 FPS
£7.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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107 FPS
£6.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.99
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120 FPS
£7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£869.95
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107 FPS
£6.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£728.4
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123 FPS
£5.81/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£715.2
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120 FPS
£6.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£769.2
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107 FPS
£7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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120 FPS
£8.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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160 FPS
£8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,339.99
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