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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 17% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-10400F - 358 vs 305 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-10400F
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €122.01 vs €228.44
- Up to 38% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12600KF - €0.40 vs €0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
358
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.64/FPS
62%
Price, €
€228.44
53%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor BX8071512600KF & Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200MHz C16, High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz, 2 Stück
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
305
85%
Value, €/FPS
€0.40/FPS
100%
Price, €
€122.01
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box
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Updated 344 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600KF | vs | Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12600KF or Core i5-10400F
With selected game settings
14 FPS
€45.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€639
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14 FPS
€57.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€799.9
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47 FPS
€20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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1 FPS
€789/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€789
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33 FPS
€27.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€909
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33 FPS
€26.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€889
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33 FPS
€26.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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86 FPS
€11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€964.2
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124 FPS
€10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,324.9
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40 FPS
€24.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€989
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