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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1092 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700KF.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 37% better in League of Legends than Core i7-9700KF - 272 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - $109.95 vs $225.00
- Up to 65% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-9700KF - $0.40 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80684I79700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$109.95
100%
FPS and 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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Updated 199 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700KF | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.9 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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-9700KF or Core i5-12400F
With selected game settings
251 FPS
$3.55/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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249 FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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251 FPS
$3.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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247 FPS
$3.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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251 FPS
$3.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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251 FPS
$4.18/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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