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€79
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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MSRP in USD: $233
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 1573 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - €79.0 vs €316.35
- Up to 73% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-12600 - €0.27 vs €0.99 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 9% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8400 - 318 vs 293 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
293
92.13836477987421%
Value, €/FPS
€0.27/FPS
100%
Price, €
€79
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
Buy for €79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3850 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
318
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.99/FPS
27.272727272727277%
Price, €
€316.35
24%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop-Prozessor 18 MB Cache, bis zu 4,80 GHz
Buy for €316.35 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3849 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
57.06452973428932%
Multi-Core
4748
48.842711655179514%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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