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Intel logo Core i9-10900K
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Intel logo Core i5-12400

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General information Core i9-10900K Core i5-12400
Launched Q2 2020 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 LGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Comet Lake Alder Lake
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 32.4 %
Turbo Clock 5.3 GHz 0 % 4.4 GHz 17 %
Cores 10 0 % 6 40 %
Threads 20 0 % 12 40 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 W 0 % 65 W 48 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 18 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 730
Performance Core i9-10900K Core i5-12400
Overall Score 62054 0 % 59522 4.1 %
Future Proof 76 % 11.6 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14828 0 % 12552 15.3 %
Single Thread Score 3126.6 11.9 % 3550.2 0 %
Encrypting Data 8117.3 MB/s 31.4 % 11841 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 372.6 MB/s 0 % 230 MB/s 38.3 %
String objects sorting 47141 thousand/s 0 % 22664.1 thousand/s 51.9 %
Prime numbers generation 64.1 millions/s 12.8 % 73.5 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 85553.6 millions/s 0 % 60523 millions/s 29.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 53298.2 millions/s 0 % 47416.6 millions/s 11 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-10900K, Core i5-12400.

Average frames per second Core i9-10900K Core i5-12400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.0 FPS 131.5 FPS
High settings 222.4 FPS 210.4 FPS
Medium settings 278.0 FPS 263.0 FPS
Low settings 347.6 FPS 328.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.4 %

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 i9-10900K Core i5-12400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.9 FPS 155.5 FPS
High settings 255.9 FPS 248.8 FPS
Medium settings 319.9 FPS 311.0 FPS
Low settings 399.8 FPS 388.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.8 %
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