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Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-12900F

Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-12900F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Buy for 406 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-12900F

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Buy for 406 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - €176.88 vs €406.0

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F

  • Performs up to 28% better in Rust than Core i5-8400 - 248 vs 193 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

193

77.82258064516128%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€176.88

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz

Buy for 176.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

248

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€406

43%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz

Buy for 406 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

53.28869633714061%

Multi-Core

4748

34.18286537077034%

Intel Core i9-12900F Logo
Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i9-12900F

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
2.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
65 WTDPNot Available
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0x
Multiplier24.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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