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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-12400 - 296 vs 292 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €202.50 vs €349.00
- Up to 43% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-12400 - €0.68 vs €1.20 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
296
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.68/FPS
100%
Price, €
€202.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-12600KF
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145 FPS
€8.96/FPS
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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€7.55/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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117 FPS
€10.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€11.03/FPS
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