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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Core i5-8600K - 286 vs 278 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €149.5 vs €242.73
- Up to 40% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-8600K - €0.52 vs €0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
286
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€149.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i5-12400F
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
117 FPS
€6.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€705.38
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133 FPS
€6.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€909.9
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133 FPS
€7.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€969
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95 FPS
€7.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€682.67
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117 FPS
€10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,251.71
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93 FPS
€9.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€899.75
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133 FPS
€8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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142 FPS
€7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,057.31
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80 FPS
€8.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€667.38
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142 FPS
€9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,379
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