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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900F is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - $111.34 vs $512.79
- Up to 76% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-14900F - $0.47 vs $1.98 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 9% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-12400F - 259 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
238
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
259
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
24%
Price, $
$512.79
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for $512.79 on Amazon
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Updated 63 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F | vs | Core i9-14900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-14900F
With selected game settings
176 FPS
$13.64/FPS
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Core i9-14900F
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Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$27.56/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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$21.31/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$17.1/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$21.98/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$989
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45 FPS
$23.98/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$38.76/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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29 FPS
$89.03/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$9.89/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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