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In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 385 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 5% better in Dead Space than Core i5-11400 - 164 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $129.99 vs $349.0
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Dead Space
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1940
72.06537890044576%
Multi-Core
7300
44.99784256919189%
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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