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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-10900 - 192 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $143.57 vs $479.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-10900 - $0.75 vs $2.51 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
78 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$813.09
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57 FPS
$16.14/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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58 FPS
$15.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$926.35
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78 FPS
$11.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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4 FPS
$320/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
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57 FPS
$17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
In Stock
78 FPS
$15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
In Stock
78 FPS
$17.17/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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78 FPS
$23.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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57 FPS
$25.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
78 FPS
$17.17/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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