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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €157.91 vs €169.95
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 24% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-6700 - 219 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-6700 - €0.78 vs €0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7-6700 3,4GHz Boxed CPU
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
219
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.78/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.95
92%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Ultra High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-12400
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
53 FPS
€14.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€777
In Stock
96 FPS
€6.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€629
In Stock
63 FPS
€19.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
79 FPS
€15.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
In Stock
63 FPS
€15.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
In Stock
63 FPS
€15.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€950.34
In Stock
79 FPS
€16.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
In Stock
79 FPS
€15.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
In Stock
118 FPS
€8.47/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€999.99
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96 FPS
€13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,323.97
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