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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2044 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $65.81 vs $81.88
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 14% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6800K - 125 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
55.86490187129165%
Multi-Core
5661
63.535353535353536%
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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