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€90.71
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €90.71 vs €235.2
- Up to 59% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-12500 - €0.33 vs €0.8 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-6400 - 294 vs 271 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
271
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.33/FPS
100%
Price, €
€90.71
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7GHz Boxed CPU
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Intel Core i5-12500 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor & Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz C18 XMP 2.0 High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-12500
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
163 FPS
€4.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€811.02
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105 FPS
€8.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€899
In Stock
105 FPS
€7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
163 FPS
€5.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€934.65
In Stock
171 FPS
€7.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,363.49
In Stock
105 FPS
€7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
In Stock
142 FPS
€8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,157.7
In Stock
105 FPS
€7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
In Stock
142 FPS
€6.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€978.16
In Stock
105 FPS
€8.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€935.51
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