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Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-12400F

Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-12400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $334.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1237 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i5-12400F

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Buy for $110.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1237 minutes ago

Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $334.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1237 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i5-12400F

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Buy for $110.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1237 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 7% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-10900F - 285 vs 267 FPS
  • Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $110.61 vs $334.99
  • Up to 69% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-10900F - $0.39 vs $1.25 per FPS
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Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

267

94%

Value, $/FPS

$1.25/FPS

31%

Price, $

$334.99

33%

Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $334.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1237 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

285

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.39/FPS

100%

Price, $

$110.61

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Buy for $110.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1237 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

76%

Multi-Core

8426

95%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

100%

Multi-Core

8910

100%

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo

Core i9-10900F

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Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Apr 30th, 2020
Jan 4th, 2022
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Comet LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1700
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2.8 GHz
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4.4 GHz
65 W65 W
14 nm
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PCs Using Core i9-10900F or Core i5-12400F

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$185

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$334.99

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$175.95

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$195

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$115.73

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$334.99

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$127

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$334.99

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Ryzen 9 7950X

$495.36

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Core i9-10900F

$334.99

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Ryzen 9 5900X

$294.95

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Core i9-10900F

$334.99

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Core i9-12900K

$279

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

$343.99

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Core i9-10900F

$334.99

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

$172

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

$849.99

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

$143.81

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

$126.99

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

$130

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

$173

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

vs
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Core i7-13700K

$310

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

$334.99

vs
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Core i9-14900KF

$416.96

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Core i9-10900F

$334.99

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Core i7-14700F

$273.18

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Core i9-10900F

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