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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900F is 734 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Core i9-14900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-12400F - 99 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-14900F - $111.34 vs $512.79
- Up to 77% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-14900F - $1.20 vs $5.18 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-14900F Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
93
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i9-14900F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900F | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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