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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10940X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 808 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 8% better in Remnant II than Core i9-10940X - 96 vs 89 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $780.0 vs $899.99
- Up to 7% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i5-12400F - $8.76 vs $9.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 28 vs 12 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
89
92%
Value, $/FPS
$8.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$780
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-10940X
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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24 FPS
$37.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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44 FPS
$21.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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24 FPS
$34.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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40 FPS
$27.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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40 FPS
$28.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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24 FPS
$44.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,058.99
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33 FPS
$30.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002
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13 FPS
$59.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769.99
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50 FPS
$24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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