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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - €158.88 vs €160.27
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400F - 149 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400F - €1.08 vs €1.23 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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 i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.08/FPS
100%
Price, €
€160.27
99%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-12400F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
114 FPS
€7.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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95 FPS
€9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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83 FPS
€8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699.88
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103 FPS
€11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,179
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83 FPS
€9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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103 FPS
€13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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114 FPS
€9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,099
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74 FPS
€11.27/FPS
Arc A380
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€834.04
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70 FPS
€10.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€752.26
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95 FPS
€10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,021.99
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