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Core i5-10500 vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-10500 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-10500

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Intel Core i5-10500 (Basistakt: 3,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box schwarz

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

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Updated 89 minutes ago

Core i5-10500

3.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-10500 (Basistakt: 3,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box schwarz

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 89 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.

Advantages of Core i5-10500

  • Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €215.09 vs €339.00
  • Up to 34% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-12400 - €0.88 vs €1.34 per FPS

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-10500 - 253 vs 244 FPS
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Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

244

96%

Value, €/FPS

€0.88/FPS

100%

Price, €

€215.09

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-10500 (Basistakt: 3,10GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box schwarz

Buy for 215.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 89 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

253

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.34/FPS

66%

Price, €

€339

63%

FPS Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 89 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1519

70%

Multi-Core

5470

62%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo

Core i5-10500

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

PCs Using Core i5-10500 or Core i5-12400

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Laptops Using Core i5-10500 or Core i5-12400

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Core i5-10500 and Core i5-12400 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

63.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

Intel Core i5-10500 Logo
Core i5-10500

215.09

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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