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Core i5-12400 vs Core i9-10900X

Core i5-12400 vs Core i9-10900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 808 days newer than Core i9-10900X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 29% better in Diablo IV than Core i9-10900X - 269 vs 208 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Diablo IV.
Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

269

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€148

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

208

77.32342007434944%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

94.40828086650303%

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1576

72.32675539238183%

Multi-Core

9371

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Intel Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i9-10900X Logo

Intel Core i9-10900X

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateOct 19th, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Alder LakeCodenameCascade Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-10900X

Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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