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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 11% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-6400 - 127 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $79.0 vs $393.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-12900 - $0.69 vs $3.09 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i5-6400
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
$21.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,296.99
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61 FPS
$37.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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61 FPS
$21.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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73 FPS
$36.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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73 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,985.99
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73 FPS
$29.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,150
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73 FPS
$22.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,647.97
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76 FPS
$21.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,614.99
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73 FPS
$23.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,749
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69 FPS
$36.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,499
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