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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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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 Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €141.58 vs €391.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Control than Core i9-12900KF - €0.7 vs €1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i5-10400F - 206 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 24 vs 12 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
202
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.7/FPS
100%
Price, €
€141.58
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-12900KF
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
73 FPS
€12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€919
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56 FPS
€11.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€667.15
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73 FPS
€10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€743.53
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56 FPS
€14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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141 FPS
€29.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,189.77
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73 FPS
€13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€999
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141 FPS
€34.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€4,862.16
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115 FPS
€29.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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€3,341.37
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46 FPS
€19.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€910
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86 FPS
€11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,029
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