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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Core i9-9980XE - 186 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $111.99 vs $1498.95
- Up to 93% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9980XE - $0.6 vs $8.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Corp. Core i9-9980XE Extreme ED Tray
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 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 |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i5-12400F
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$11.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.94/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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47 FPS
$15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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47 FPS
$21.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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62 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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72 FPS
$16.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
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