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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 987 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 17% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-9700F - 220 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $111.34 vs $260.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1549
70.69831127339114%
Multi-Core
6256
70.21324354657688%
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i5-12400F
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
108 FPS
$7.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799
In Stock
64 FPS
$9.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$639
In Stock
50 FPS
$32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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81 FPS
$9.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$749.99
In Stock
108 FPS
$10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,109.99
In Stock
81 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$969
In Stock
108 FPS
$7.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849
In Stock
97 FPS
$10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
114 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,078
In Stock
97 FPS
$10.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$979.99
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