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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - CA$122.15 vs CA$187.89
- Up to 32% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i5-12400 - CA$0.41 vs CA$0.6 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-6400 - 311 vs 297 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
297
95%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$122.15
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
Buy for CA$122.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 78240 minutes ago
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
311
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.6/FPS
68%
Price, CA$
CA$187.89
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for CA$187.89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 78239 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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