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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 17% better in Rust than Core i9-9940X - 231 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $899.99 vs $970.7
- Up to 21% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9940X - $3.9 vs $4.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Core i5-12400F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
95 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$735.6
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95 FPS
$12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,161.73
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95 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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95 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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85 FPS
$11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002.37
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100 FPS
$9.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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131 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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109 FPS
$11.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,201.47
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85 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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