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Core i7-9750HF vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-9750HF vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-9750HF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 987 days newer than Core i7-9750HF.

Advantages of Core i7-9750HF

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 9% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-9750HF - 238 vs 218 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9750HF doesn't have integrated graphics
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-9750HF Logo
Core i7-9750HF

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

218

92%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

238

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.55/FPS

100%

Price, $

$129.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i7-9750HF Logo
Core i7-9750HF

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9750HF Logo
Core i7-9750HF

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1357

62%

Multi-Core

4642

52%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i7-9750HF Logo

Core i7-9750HF

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
2.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

PCs Using Core i7-9750HF or Core i5-12400

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