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€36.04
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Prices and StockMSRP $213
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MSRP $213
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Core i5-6600
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $36.04 vs $129.34
- Up to 71% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-12400 - $0.16 vs $0.55 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 6% better in Fortnite than Core i5-6600 - 237 vs 224 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
224
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€36.04
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
Buy for €36.04 on Amazon
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for €129.34 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-6600 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
71 FPS
€11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€834.86
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92 FPS
€7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€731.9
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70 FPS
€11.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€828.82
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92 FPS
€8.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€823.14
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70 FPS
€12.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€872.97
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92 FPS
€11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,080.18
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92 FPS
€13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,206.31
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92 FPS
€17.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,620.72
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70 FPS
€18.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,296.4
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92 FPS
€13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,206.31
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