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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $119.00 vs $283.49
- Up to 52% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-12900K - $0.74 vs $1.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400F - 184 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
48%
Price, $
$283.49
41%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
152 FPS
$15.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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133 FPS
$18.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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152 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
$22.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$21.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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184 FPS
$32.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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152 FPS
$15.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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142 FPS
$17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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115 FPS
$12.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,459
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134 FPS
$15.82/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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