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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $494
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €188.88 vs €484.76
- Up to 57% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i9-12900F - €0.36 vs €0.84 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-8400 - 574 vs 531 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
531
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
574
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
42%
Price, €
€484.76
38%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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