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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $264
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €120.06 vs €248.75
- Up to 42% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-12600KF - €0.21 vs €0.36 per FPS
- 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 Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 24% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-10400 - 697 vs 561 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
561
80%
Value, €/FPS
€0.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€120.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop-Prozessor, 6 Kerne, bis zu 4,3 GHz, LGA1200 (Chipsatz der Intel® 400er-Reihe), 65 W
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
697
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
58%
Price, €
€248.75
48%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i5-12600KF
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
436 FPS
€2.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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333 FPS
€3.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099.9
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289 FPS
€2.82/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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520 FPS
€2.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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