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€200
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Prices and StockMSRP $494
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MSRP $494
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Core i5-10400F
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €200.00 vs €444.28
- Up to 36% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-12900F - €0.54 vs €0.85 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 42% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-10400F - 524 vs 369 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 24 vs 12 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
369
70%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€200
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box
Buy for €200 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 321 minutes ago
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
524
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
64%
Price, €
€444.28
45%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
Buy for €444.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F | vs | Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-12900F
With selected game settings
403 FPS
€3.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,429
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156 FPS
€5.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809.9
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177 FPS
€4.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799.99
In Stock
347 FPS
€3.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,069
In Stock
156 FPS
€4.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
In Stock
403 FPS
€4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,619
In Stock
143 FPS
€6.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€910
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