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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1092 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 5% better in Dead Space than Core i5-9400F - 158 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - €155.05 vs €158.88
- Up to 7% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-9400F - €0.98 vs €1.05 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400F processore 2,9 GHz Box 9 MB Smart Cache
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
158
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.98/FPS
100%
Price, €
€155.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU Intel Core i5-12400 6 Core 2.5GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-12400
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
€14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
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62 FPS
€15.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€965
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62 FPS
€12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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