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Core i9-9880H vs Core i5-12400

Core i9-9880H vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i9-9880H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 987 days newer than Core i9-9880H.

Advantages of Core i9-9880H

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 45 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 39% better in FIFA 23 than Core i9-9880H - 219 vs 158 FPS
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FIFA 23

FIFA 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo
Core i9-9880H

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

158

72%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

219

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.66/FPS

100%

Price, $

$143.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for $143.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 168 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo
Core i9-9880H

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo
Core i9-9880H

Mobile • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1364

63%

Multi-Core

6106

69%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i9-9880H Logo

Core i9-9880H

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
25.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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