Intel Core i9-7900X

intel

Brand

10/20

Cores/Threads

3.3GHz

Base Clock

140W

TDP

Intel Core i9-7900X

$999 Jun 2017 View Details
VS
Intel Core i5-12400F

intel

Brand

6/12

Cores/Threads

2.5GHz

Base Clock

65W

TDP

Intel Core i5-12400F

$174 Jan 2022 View Details
Intel Core i9-7900X

Intel Core i9-7900X

$999 • Jun 2017

VS

Intel Core i5-12400F

$174 • Jan 2022

Intel Core i5-12400F

Specs Comparison

SpecificationIntel Core i9-7900XIntel Core i5-12400F
10 6
20 12
3.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
✓ Yes✓ Yes
33 X 25 X
140 W65 W
DDR4DDR4, DDR5
L164 KB80 KB
L21.00 MB1.25 MB
L314.00 MB18.00 MB
N/AN/A
Core i9 (X-Series 7th Gen) Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
14nm10nm
intel socket 2066intel socket 1700
IntelIntel
N/A163 mm²
Gen 3, 44 Lanes(CPU only)Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)
N/AN/A
N/A100°C

Comparison in Tools

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Cinebench

Cinebench R23

Industry-leading 3D rendering benchmark that measures real-world CPU processing power and performance

Single Core Performance

1137

Intel Core i9-7900X

1704 (+50%)

Intel Core i5-12400F

Multi Core Performance

17541 (+46%)

Intel Core i9-7900X

12047

Intel Core i5-12400F

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Geekbench

Geekbench 5

Popular cross-platform CPU benchmark measuring single and multi-core performance in real-world tasks

Single Core Performance

1487

Intel Core i9-7900X

2300 (+55%)

Intel Core i5-12400F

Multi Core Performance

8564

Intel Core i9-7900X

9477 (+11%)

Intel Core i5-12400F

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Passmark

PassMark

PassMark CPU Mark is a popular synthetic benchmark that scores overall CPU performance (higher is better).

Overall CPU Score

21209 (+8%)

Intel Core i9-7900X

19550

Intel Core i5-12400F

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Blender

Blender Benchmark

Measures CPU rendering speed in Blender, reported in frames per second (FPS). Higher FPS means faster completion of 3D rendering tasks.

Blender FPS

178.61 FPS (+11%)

Intel Core i9-7900X

161.36 FPS

Intel Core i5-12400F

Comparison in Games

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It's a Tie!

Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks

2
Wins
Intel Core...
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50% vs 50%
2
Wins
Intel Core...
Intel Core i9-7900X

Intel Core i9-7900X

INTEL • 10/20 • 3.3GHz

2
Wins
50%
Win Rate
1137
Single
17541
Multi
Intel Core i5-12400F

Intel Core i5-12400F

INTEL • 6/12 • 2.5GHz

2
Wins
50%
Win Rate
1704
Single
12047
Multi

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