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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 15% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-10400 - 296 vs 258 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - €141.88 vs €517.32
- Up to 69% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-12900 - €0.55 vs €1.75 per FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
258
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€141.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-10400
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
188 FPS
€6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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179 FPS
€16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,999
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165 FPS
€25.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,232.73
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165 FPS
€12.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,118.02
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201 FPS
€9.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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181 FPS
€15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,785.8
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234 FPS
€8.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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191 FPS
€8.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,569
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201 FPS
€8.4/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,689
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186 FPS
€8.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,519
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