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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-13400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900F is 365 days older than the more expensive Core i5-13400F.
Advantages of Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 3% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-13400F - 271 vs 263 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $359.99 vs $899.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-13400F - $1.33 vs $3.42 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 24 vs 16 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$359.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-12900F | vs | Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Core i5-13400F
With selected game settings
148 FPS
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Core i5-13400F
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Core i5-13400F
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i5-13400F
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$12.43/FPS
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i9-12900F
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Core i5-13400F
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