Intel Core i5-9500T vs Intel Core i5-12400F

Core i5-9500T vs Core i5-12400F comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12400F beats the Core i5-9500T in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-9500T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-12400F has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-12400F has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-9500T. Also, the Core i5-12400F has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-9500T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-12400F CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-9500T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.