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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 7% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-9900KF - 194 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - €155.05 vs €455.01
- Up to 68% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i9-9900KF - €0.8 vs €2.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900KF processore 3,6 GHz Scatola 16 MB Cache intelligente, Socket LGA1151
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.8/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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-12400
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
43 FPS
€20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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6 FPS
€233.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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43 FPS
€22.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€965
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43 FPS
€18.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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1 FPS
€1299/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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50 FPS
€37.18/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-9900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,859
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35 FPS
€43.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-9900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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