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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-9700F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 987 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 14% better in New World than Core i7-9700F - 135 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $289.0 vs $899.99
- Up to 63% better value when playing New World than Core i5-12400F - $2.45 vs $6.67 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.67/FPS
36%
Price, $
$899.99
32%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
118
87%
Value, $/FPS
$2.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$289
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-9700F
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
75 FPS
$16.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
In Stock
68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,050.1
In Stock
47 FPS
$21.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
75 FPS
$11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879
In Stock
47 FPS
$26.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,239
In Stock
58 FPS
$14.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$864.69
In Stock
58 FPS
$17.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$990.71
In Stock
75 FPS
$14.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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