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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-9600K - 179 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - €164.13 vs €237.31
- Up to 32% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-9600K - €0.92 vs €1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-9600K processore 3,7 GHz Scatola 9 MB Cache intelligente, Socket LGA 1151
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
179
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.92/FPS
100%
Price, €
€164.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-9600K or Core i5-12400
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42 FPS
€20.83/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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42 FPS
€17.85/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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