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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 1% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-11900 - 156 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €165.0 vs €296.1
- Up to 45% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-11900 - €1.06 vs €1.91 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
156
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€165
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU Intel Core i5-12400 6 Core 2.5GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-11900
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
€14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€776.14
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58 FPS
€15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
In Stock
58 FPS
€16.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€965
In Stock
58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
57 FPS
€25.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,469
In Stock
44 FPS
€34.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
In Stock
99 FPS
€19.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,919
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