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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-13400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 365 days older than the more expensive Core i5-13400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-13400F - 202 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $458.0 vs $899.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-13400F - $2.27 vs $4.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 24 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13400F | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-13400F or Core i9-12900
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
99 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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82 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,390.98
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82 FPS
$25.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,059.99
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82 FPS
$20.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
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82 FPS
$23.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,939
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82 FPS
$15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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82 FPS
$15.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289
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99 FPS
$16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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