Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 42% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8500 - 269 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $113.96 vs $121.41
- Up to 34% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-8500 - $0.47 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
269
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
100%
Price, €
€126.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
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Feb 14th, 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 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
No | Overclockable | No |