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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1373 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $101.64 vs $128.65
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 30% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8400T - 675 vs 520 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8400T - $0.21 vs $0.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
520
77.03703703703704%
Value, €/FPS
€0.22/FPS
95.45454545454545%
Price, €
€112.82
100%
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
675
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€142.8
79%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1099
47.55517092167892%
Multi-Core
3884
42.780041854829825%
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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