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€100.22
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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MSRP in USD: $182
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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 i5-6400
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €100.22 vs €169.95
- Up to 38% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-12400 - €0.67 vs €1.08 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 6% better in Dead Space than Core i5-6400 - 158 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
149
94%
Value, €/FPS
€0.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€100.22
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7GHz Boxed CPU
Buy for €100.22 on Amazon
In Stock
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop-Prozessor 18M Cache, bis zu 4,40 GHz
Buy for €169.95 on Amazon
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Updated 103 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-12400
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
€12.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€779
In Stock
44 FPS
€27.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
53 FPS
€22.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
44 FPS
€22.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
In Stock
44 FPS
€21.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€950.34
In Stock
53 FPS
€24.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
In Stock
53 FPS
€22.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
In Stock
76 FPS
€13.16/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€999.99
In Stock
62 FPS
€24.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,521.81
In Stock
58 FPS
€13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€809.9
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