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€165
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 0% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900F - 472 vs 471 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - €165.0 vs €258.88
- Up to 36% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900F - €0.35 vs €0.55 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
472
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€165
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU Intel Core i5-12400 6 Core 2.5GHz
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,2 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-11900F
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
280 FPS
€3.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
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280 FPS
€3.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€965
In Stock
280 FPS
€2.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
258 FPS
€5.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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€1,476
In Stock
303 FPS
€5.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,539
In Stock
318 FPS
€4.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,529
In Stock
303 FPS
€4.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,429
In Stock
349 FPS
€4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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