Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i9-11900T

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i9-11900T and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Prime95, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, Blender, PassMark, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Halo Infinite
Valorant
Death Stranding

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900T or Intel Core i5-12400.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-12400

57%

Core i9-11900T

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12400

55%

Core i9-11900T

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	96.8
Valorant	110.8	110.0
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	61.6
Apex Legends	104.1	103.4
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	82.5
Overwatch	89.7	89.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	75.9
DOOM Eternal	55.4	55.0
Warzone	86.4	85.8
Assassin's Creed	93.0	92.4
Valheim	91.9	91.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-12400

91%

Core i9-11900T

165%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-11900T is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12400 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-12400	Intel Core i9-11900T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	337	259
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2465	2347
Cinbench 20 Single-core	808	579
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5598	5218
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1889	1507
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18452	15016

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12400	Intel Core i9-11900T
Single-Core	4427	3464
Multi-Core	25834	25671

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-12400	Intel Core i9-11900T
Single-Core	1785	1734
Multi-Core	9275	8599

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-12400	Intel Core i9-11900T
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	March 18, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1200
Core name	Alder Lake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	11
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	1.5 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	35 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-12400 is 54% better than Core i9-11900T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-11900T has 2 more core than Core i5-12400. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12400 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900T is better: 6
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Core i9-11900T before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-12400 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-12400 specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-11900T specs and review.

Intel Core i5-12400 Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i9-7940X
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• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Core i9-11900
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• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-7920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i7-1270PE
• Vs Core i5-12500HL
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600HL
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i3-12300HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
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• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
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• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
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• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
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• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
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• Vs Core i3-13100F
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• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
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• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i5-6500T
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• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
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• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
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• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D

Intel Core i9-11900T Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
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• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
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• Vs Core i9-10910
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• Vs Core i9-10900F
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• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
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• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12450H
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• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i3-12300HE
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• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
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• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
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• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600HL
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i3-12300HL
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• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
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• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
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• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
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• Vs Core i7-13700
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• Vs Apple M2
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• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
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• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300