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Core i5-8300H vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-8300H vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-8300H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1373 days newer than Core i5-8300H.

Advantages of Core i5-8300H

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 10% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-8300H - 378 vs 345 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8300H - 12 vs 8 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo
Core i5-8300H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

345

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

378

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.38/FPS

100%

Price, £

£145

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

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In Stock

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Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo
Core i5-8300H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo
Core i5-8300H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1269

58%

Multi-Core

3741

42%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo

Core i5-8300H

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
25.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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