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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 12% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-9400 - 158 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - €214.0 vs €228.88
- Up to 17% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-9400 - €1.35 vs €1.62 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
158
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€214
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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Intel Core i5-9400 - Processore desktop 6 core fino a 4.1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 serie 300, 65 W Processori 984507
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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