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Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-12400F

Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-12400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 60.58 on Amazon

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Updated 74171 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400F

2.5 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Buy for 90.89 on Amazon

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Updated 74170 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74171 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400F

2.5 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Buy for 90.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74170 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $54.58 vs $81.88

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-8400 - 311 vs 300 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Resident Evil Village.
Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

300

96.46302250803859%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€60.58

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74171 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

311

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€90.89

66%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor

Buy for 90.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74170 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

61.75262437243268%

Multi-Core

4748

53.288439955106625%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

100%

Multi-Core

8910

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Intel Core i5-12400F

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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