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Intel logo Core i9-9900KS
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General information Core i9-9900KS Core i5-12400
Launched Q4 2019 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 37.5 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 4.4 GHz 12 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 127 W 0 % 65 W 48.8 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 16 MB
1 × 18 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 730
Performance Core i9-9900KS Core i5-12400
Overall Score 59585 0 % 59511 0.1 %
Future Proof 73 % 15.1 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 12606 0 % 12543 0.5 %
Single Thread Score 3047.1 13.5 % 3520.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 7061.6 MB/s 40 % 11764.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 287.3 MB/s 0 % 230.8 MB/s 19.6 %
String objects sorting 38872.7 thousand/s 0 % 22554.2 thousand/s 42 %
Prime numbers generation 50.8 millions/s 30.7 % 73.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 69432.1 millions/s 0 % 60678.5 millions/s 12.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 43478.8 millions/s 8.3 % 47405.5 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9900KS, Core i5-12400.

Average frames per second Core i9-9900KS Core i5-12400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 131.7 FPS 131.5 FPS
High settings 210.7 FPS 210.3 FPS
Medium settings 263.4 FPS 262.9 FPS
Low settings 329.2 FPS 328.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-9900KS Core i5-12400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 155.5 FPS 155.4 FPS
High settings 248.8 FPS 248.6 FPS
Medium settings 311.0 FPS 310.8 FPS
Low settings 388.8 FPS 388.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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