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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 2379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- 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
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $95.05 vs $548.39
- Up to 81% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-12400F - $0.66 vs $3.5 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
160
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.66/FPS
100%
Price, €
€105.51
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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