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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $89.44 vs $105.50
- Up to 7% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-12400 - $0.62 vs $0.67 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 9% better in Saints Row than Core i7-6700 - 174 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
160
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€99.28
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
Buy for €99.28 on Amazon
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for €117.11 on Amazon
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700 | vs | 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 |
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