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€99.05
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Prices and StockMSRP $174
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MSRP $174
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11600.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Starfield than Core i5-11600 - 71 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $99.05 vs $126.13
- Up to 22% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-11600 - $1.40 vs $1.80 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
71
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€99.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Updated 280 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for €126.13 on Amazon
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Updated 280 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F | vs | Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-11600
With selected game settings
25 FPS
€32.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€801.79
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14 FPS
€51.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€720.71
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14 FPS
€54.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€765.76
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20 FPS
€41.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€827.5
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25 FPS
€30.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€765.76
In Stock
25 FPS
€37.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€945.94
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25 FPS
€28.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€719.82
In Stock
14 FPS
€61.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€866.67
In Stock
20 FPS
€40.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€802.69
In Stock
6 FPS
€104.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€629.73
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