Core i9-12900KF vs Core i5-10400F

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MSRP $564

Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-10400F - 242 vs 214 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-10400F

Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €200.00 vs €342.88
Up to 35% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-12900KF - €0.93 vs €1.42 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of Borderlands 3.

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

242

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.42/FPS

65%

Price, €

€342.88

58%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for €342.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 550 minutes ago

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

214

88%

Value, €/FPS

€0.93/FPS

100%

Price, €

€200

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box

Buy for €200 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 550 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

186

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

206

FPS

219

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

191

FPS

333

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

184

FPS

222

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

770

FPS

914

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2608

100%

Multi-Core

15118

100%

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1455

56%

Multi-Core

5778

38%

Core i9-12900KF	vs	Core i5-10400F
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Alder Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
16	Cores	6
24	Threads	12
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	29.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No