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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900F 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 i9-10900F.
Advantages of Core i9-10900F
- 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 The Division 2 than Core i9-10900F - 239 vs 236 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $129.99 vs $334.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i9-10900F - $0.54 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
239
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
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 i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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