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Core i5-9400 vs Core i9-12900T

Core i5-9400 vs Core i9-12900T: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $133.93 on Amazon

In Stock

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $133.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 884 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900T outperforms Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900T is 1173 days newer than Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900T

  • Performs up to 13% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-9400 - 128 vs 113 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

113

88%

Value, $/FPS

$1.19/FPS

100%

Price, $

$133.93

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $133.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 884 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900T Logo
Core i9-12900T

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

128

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i9-12900T Logo
Core i9-12900T

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

58%

Multi-Core

4795

39%

Intel Core i9-12900T Logo
Core i9-12900T

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2350

100%

Multi-Core

12204

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

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Intel Core i9-12900T Logo

Intel Core i9-12900T

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
24
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed1.4 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 WTDPNot Available
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0x
Multiplier14.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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