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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $104.75 vs $412.9
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 3% better in Fortnite than Core i5-11400F - 241 vs 234 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1961
79.29640113222807%
Multi-Core
7608
58.32566697332106%
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i9-12900
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
122 FPS
$13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,619.99
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122 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,355.31
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122 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,246.9
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93 FPS
$13.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,292.41
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109 FPS
$14.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599
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122 FPS
$11.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,414.51
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109 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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122 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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122 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578
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122 FPS
$12.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,537.99
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