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The Core i9-9900KF is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-12400F and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $184.60 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i9-9900KF

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of the Core i5-12400F

  • A much faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 63% cheaper$110.40 vs $295.00
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy65 vs 95 Watts

Core i9-9900KF vs Core i5-12400F for Gaming

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Core i9-9900KF vs Core i5-12400F in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i9-9900KF vs Core i5-12400F in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo

Core i9-9900KF

Jan 8th, 2019


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1721

77%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

8124

89%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Jan 4th, 2022


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2221

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

9125

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i9-9900KF vs Core i5-12400F in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo

Core i9-9900KF

Jan 8th, 2019


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

16 MB

89%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

56%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Jan 4th, 2022


Cores

6-core

75%

L3 Cache

18 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

69%

Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

88%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i9-9900KF

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Jan 8th, 2019
Jan 4th, 2022
$488.00
$174.00
Desktop
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
95 W
65 W
8
6
16
12
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
5.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
16 MB
18 MB
DDR4 @ 2666 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
NoNo
Yes
No

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