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Core i5-5300U vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-5300U vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $315

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MSRP $199

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-5300U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2501 days newer than Core i5-5300U.

Advantages of Core i5-5300U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 15 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 17% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-5300U - 238 vs 204 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5300U - 12 vs 4 threads
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo
Core i5-5300U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

204

86%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

238

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo
Core i5-5300U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo
Core i5-5300U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

816

37%

Multi-Core

1570

18%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-5300U Logo

Core i5-5300U

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i5
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
25.0x
Intel HD 5500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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