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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 10% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-9980XE - 156 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $899.99 vs $1097.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-9980XE - $5.77 vs $7.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 36 vs 12 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
156
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i9-9980XE
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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45 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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73 FPS
$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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45 FPS
$18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
In Stock
68 FPS
$16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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68 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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45 FPS
$23.53/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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58 FPS
$17.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002
In Stock
29 FPS
$26.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769.99
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82 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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