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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 more expensive Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 6% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-9500 - 109 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - €160.27 vs €198.88
- Up to 24% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-9500 - €1.47 vs €1.93 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Processore desktop Core i5-9500 6 core fino a 4.GHz LGA1151 Serie 300 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
109
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.47/FPS
100%
Price, €
€160.27
100%
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 i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Core i5-12400F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
74 FPS
€11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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45 FPS
€15.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699.88
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64 FPS
€18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,179
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45 FPS
€18.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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74 FPS
€14.85/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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64 FPS
€20.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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37 FPS
€22.54/FPS
Arc A380
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€834.04
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56 FPS
€16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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33 FPS
€22.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€752.31
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56 FPS
€18.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,038.98
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