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$153
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 3% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-10900K - 142 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $153.0 vs $490.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-10900K - $1.08 vs $3.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
138
97.1830985915493%
Value, $/FPS
$3.55/FPS
30.422535211267608%
Price, $
$490
31%
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Updated 348676 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-10900K
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
$26.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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33 FPS
$23.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
42 FPS
$42.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
42 FPS
$19.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
33 FPS
$26.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
42 FPS
$26.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
33 FPS
$43.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
79 FPS
$74.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
In Stock
42 FPS
$31.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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