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MSRP $87
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4380 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Pentium G6950
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $34.17 vs $129.34
- Up to 70% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-12400 - $0.12 vs $0.40 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G6950 - 326 vs 295 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
295
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.12/FPS
100%
Price, €
€34.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Pentium G6950 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
180 FPS
€4.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€834.86
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202 FPS
€3.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€731.9
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178 FPS
€4.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€828.82
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202 FPS
€4.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€823.14
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178 FPS
€4.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€872.97
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202 FPS
€5.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,080.18
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202 FPS
€5.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,206.31
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202 FPS
€8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,620.72
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178 FPS
€7.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,296.4
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202 FPS
€5.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,206.31
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