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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $119.00 vs $133.45
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 16% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-9400F - 236 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-9400F - $0.57 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$133.45
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $133.45 on Amazon
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Updated 290 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
112 FPS
$9.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,015
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112 FPS
$8.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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151 FPS
$6.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$926.7
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167 FPS
$4.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$812.41
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149 FPS
$6.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
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99 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$798
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167 FPS
$5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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149 FPS
$6.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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167 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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167 FPS
$8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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$119
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$289.02
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$119
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$343.99
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$119
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$283.49
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$119
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$119
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$269.95
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$119
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$499
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$119
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$144.59
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$119
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$129.29
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$119
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$129.99
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$119
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$899.99
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$119
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$172.99
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$119
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$417.61
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$119
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