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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1586 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-7980XE - 121 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $899.99 vs $1149.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-7980XE - $7.44 vs $10.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 36 vs 12 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-7980XE
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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58 FPS
$14.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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65 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,049.51
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51 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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65 FPS
$8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$526.69
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65 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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69 FPS
$15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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58 FPS
$15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
$9.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$695.19
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58 FPS
$17.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,028
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