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Core i5-9400F vs Core i9-12900F

Core i5-9400F vs Core i9-12900F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Boxed mit Kühler

Buy for €208.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1389 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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 1662 minutes ago

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Boxed mit Kühler

Buy for €208.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1389 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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 1662 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i5-9400F Boxed mit Kühler

Prices and Stock
MSRP $494

Intel Core i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

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 Core i5-9400F

Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €208.62 vs €444.28
Up to 52% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-12900F - €1.13 vs €2.35 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-12900F

Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i5-9400F - 189 vs 184 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads

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Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

FPS

184

97%

Value, €/FPS

€1.13/FPS

100%

Price, €

€208.62

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F Boxed mit Kühler

Buy for €208.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1389 minutes ago

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

189

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.35/FPS

48%

Price, €

€444.28

46%

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 1662 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

360

FPS

524

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

226

FPS

241

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

773

FPS

921

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

161

FPS

328

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

129

FPS

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Single-Core

1378

54%

Multi-Core

4834

35%

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

Core i5-9400F	vs	Core i9-12900F
Jan 8th, 2019	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i9
Coffee Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	16
6	Threads	24
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.4 GHz
4.1 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 i5-9400F or Core i9-12900F

With selected game settings

Ankermann Gaming Office Work V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC Image

Ankermann Gaming Office Work V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC

108 FPS

€9.9/FPS

GeForce RTX 4060

Core i9-12900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,069

In Stock

Ankermann Gaming Power V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC Image

Ankermann Gaming Power V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC

145 FPS

€9.86/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-12900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,429

In Stock

Ankermann Highscore Gaming V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC Image

Ankermann Highscore Gaming V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC

145 FPS

€11.17/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-12900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,619

In Stock

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€485

€444.28

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