Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9960X - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $111.99 vs $1499.99
- Up to 93% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9960X - $0.58 vs $7.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.99
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
12 | Threads | 32 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |