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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $49.46 vs $182.06
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 27% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-6400 - 244 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
47.03640982218459%
Multi-Core
3023
26.225383881322113%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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