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 Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 9% better in Ready or Not than Core i7-6700 - 287 vs 263 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $94.32 vs $118.28
- Up to 13% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-12400 - $0.4 vs $0.46 per FPS
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
No | Overclockable | No |