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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-13400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 365 days older than the more expensive Core i5-13400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 0% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-13400F - 207 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - CA$249.0 vs CA$2358.48
- Up to 90% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-13400F - CA$1.2 vs CA$11.45 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
207
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$249
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-13400F
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
94 FPS
CA$17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,599.27
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58 FPS
CA$18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,069
In Stock
95 FPS
CA$16.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,573.67
In Stock
95 FPS
CA$24.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,358.48
In Stock
95 FPS
CA$14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,367.05
In Stock
83 FPS
CA$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,399
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