Buy on Amazon
€64.86
In Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $199
Prices and Stock
MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4013 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Core i7-2600K
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $58.43 vs $108.32
- Up to 35% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-12400 - $0.44 vs $0.68 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 19% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-2600K - 176 vs 148 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 12 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
148
84%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.86
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
Buy for €64.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 121 minutes ago
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for €120.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 122 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Core i7-2600K and Core i5-12400 Popular Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
€431.53
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
€177.48
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€106.31
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€134.23
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€75.2
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€254.68
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€161.26
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€178.3
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i7-12700K
€186.49
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i7-14700K
€299.65
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€105.46
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€341.44
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€260.38
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€309.9
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i9-12900K
€255.4
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€154.95
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i9-12900KF
€243.2
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€449.55
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€130.26
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
€116.48
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
€117.11
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i5-13400F
€810.8
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i5-12600K
€155.85
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€376.23
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€671.16
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€288.28
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i7-13700K
€278.38
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i7-12700KF
€164.86
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Core i9-14900K
€390.07
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 5 4500
€71.17
Core i5-12400
€120.23
vs
Ryzen 7 8700G
€229.73
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
€431.53
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X
€177.48
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
€106.31
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
€134.23
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
€75.2
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X
€254.68
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
€161.26
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
€178.3
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i7-12700K
€186.49
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i7-14700K
€299.65
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
€105.46
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X
€341.44
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
€260.38
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X
€309.9
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i9-12900K
€255.4
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
€154.95
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i9-12900KF
€243.2
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X
€449.55
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i5-12600KF
€130.26
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X
€116.48
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
€117.11
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i5-13400F
€810.8
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i5-12600K
€155.85
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i9-14900KF
€376.23
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
€671.16
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i7-14700KF
€288.28
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i7-13700K
€278.38
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i7-12700KF
€164.86
Core i7-2600K
€64.86
vs
Core i9-14900K
€390.07