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Core i5-7600K vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-7600K vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-7600K

3.8 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Intel Core i5-7600K Prozessor der 7. Generation (bis zu 4.20 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 6 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 349.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7369 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

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

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Updated 7369 minutes ago

Core i5-7600K

3.8 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Intel Core i5-7600K Prozessor der 7. Generation (bis zu 4.20 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 6 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 349.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7369 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

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 7369 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7600K.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-7600K - 169 vs 162 FPS
  • Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - €339.00 vs €349.90
  • Up to 7% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-7600K - €2.01 vs €2.16 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 12 vs 4 threads
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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

162

96%

Value, €/FPS

€2.16/FPS

93%

Price, €

€349.9

96%

Intel Core i5-7600K Prozessor der 7. Generation (bis zu 4.20 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 6 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 349.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7369 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

169

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.01/FPS

100%

Price, €

€339

100%

FPS and Value 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 7369 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1507

69%

Multi-Core

4226

48%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo

Core i5-7600K

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jan 3rd, 2017
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5Core i5
Kaby LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
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6
4
12
3.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
91 W
65 W
14 nm
10 nm
38.0x
25.0x
HD 630UHD Graphics 730
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PCs Using Core i5-7600K or Core i5-12400

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382.84

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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339

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Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

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

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

467.41

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
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Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

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 i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

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

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

199.76

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 i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

439.13

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

511

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

273.11

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

398.73

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

467.41

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

163.9

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

202.51

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

199.76

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

392.14

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

468.37

Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-7600K Logo
Core i5-7600K

349.9

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

439.13

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