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$155
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1173 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $155.0 vs $161.25
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 6% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9600K - 260 vs 245 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9600K - $0.62 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
260
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$161.25
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 31 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Core i5-12400
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
111 FPS
$5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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144 FPS
$7.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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144 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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131 FPS
$6.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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144 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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131 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,119.99
In Stock
131 FPS
$8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
In Stock
131 FPS
$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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131 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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131 FPS
$13.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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