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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $119.00 vs $269.95
- Up to 20% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-12900KF - $1.14 vs $1.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 82% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-9400F - 189 vs 104 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
80%
Price, $
$269.95
44%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
101 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1015/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$989/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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118 FPS
$22.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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138 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$798/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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101 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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147 FPS
$37.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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146 FPS
$25.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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139 FPS
$14.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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