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MSRP in USD: $199
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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MSRP in USD: $182
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 41% better in War Thunder than Core i5-6400 - 230 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €100.22 vs €169.95
- Up to 18% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-12400 - €0.61 vs €0.74 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop-Prozessor 18M Cache, bis zu 4,40 GHz
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
163
70%
Value, €/FPS
€0.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€100.22
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7GHz Boxed CPU
Buy for €100.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13566 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-6400
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
183 FPS
€3.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€629
In Stock
162 FPS
€7.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
173 FPS
€6.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
162 FPS
€6.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
In Stock
162 FPS
€5.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€950.34
In Stock
173 FPS
€7.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
In Stock
173 FPS
€6.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
In Stock
196 FPS
€5.1/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€999.99
In Stock
183 FPS
€7.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,323.97
In Stock
178 FPS
€4.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
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