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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4013 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €35.61 vs €169.95
- Up to 74% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-12400 - €0.17 vs €0.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 24% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-2500 - 260 vs 209 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
209
80%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€35.61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Verwendeter 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop-Prozessor 18M Cache, bis zu 4,40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Core i5-12400
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
131 FPS
€4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€629
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90 FPS
€13.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
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110 FPS
€10.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
90 FPS
€11.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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90 FPS
€10.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€950.34
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110 FPS
€11.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
In Stock
110 FPS
€10.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
In Stock
157 FPS
€6.37/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€999.99
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131 FPS
€10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,323.97
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120 FPS
€6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
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