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Core i5-9400 vs Core i9-12900KS

Core i5-9400 vs Core i9-12900KS: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 - Processore desktop 6 core fino a 4.1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 serie 300, 65 W Processori 984507

Buy for 233.66 on Amazon

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 - Processore desktop 6 core fino a 4.1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 serie 300, 65 W Processori 984507

Buy for 233.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74946 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1264 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €233.66 vs €293.0
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-9400 - 260 vs 242 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 1.
Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

242

93.07692307692308%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€233.66

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 - Processore desktop 6 core fino a 4.1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 serie 300, 65 W Processori 984507

Buy for 233.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74946 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

260

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€293

79%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 293 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74945 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

51.41158989598811%

Multi-Core

4795

29.556802071133575%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KS

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP150 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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