Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $160.91 vs $195.98
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 54% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-9400 - 152 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-9400 - $1.29 vs $1.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195.98
82%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
No | Overclockable | No |