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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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MSRP in USD: $233
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1113 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $112.0 vs $239.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 133% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - 63 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - $3.81 vs $4.15 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
27
42.857142857142854%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
91.80722891566265%
Price, $
$112
100%
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$239.99
46%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 348548 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
58.11893715731758%
Multi-Core
4834
49.727394300997844%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-12600
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1126.99/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$77.42/FPS
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Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$699/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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