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Core i5-8279U vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-8279U vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $320

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-8279U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1007 days newer than Core i5-8279U.

Advantages of Core i5-8279U

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 28 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 26% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-8279U - 184 vs 146 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8279U - 12 vs 8 threads
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo
Core i5-8279U

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


FPS

146

79%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

184

100%

Value, £/FPS

£13.65/FPS

100%

Price, £

£2511.32

100%

FPS and Value Winner

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7418 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo
Core i5-8279U

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo
Core i5-8279U

Mobile • Apr 3rd, 2019


Single-Core

1211

56%

Multi-Core

3736

42%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-8279U Logo

Core i5-8279U

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 3rd, 2019
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5Core i5
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1526Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
4
6
8
12
2.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
28 W
65 W
14 nm
10 nm
24.0x
25.0x
Iris Pro Plus 655UHD Graphics 730
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Laptops Using Core i5-8279U or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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£485.96

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£84

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£739.89

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£349

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£126.47

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£204.99

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£346.84

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£279.99

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£239.56

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£139.99

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£169.39

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£354.25

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£236.83

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£313.61

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Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-8279U Logo
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Core i7-14700KF

£326.15

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

£70

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£435.39

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£485.96

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

£201.54

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£349

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

£126.47

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£346.84

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£279.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

£239.56

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£236.83

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£313.61

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.15

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