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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4013 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 41% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2600 - 174 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $118.28 vs $139.46
- Up to 40% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2600 - $0.75 vs $1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 12 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
174
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€131.29
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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