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Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £168.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6962 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6962 minutes ago

Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £168.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6962 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6962 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $264

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1491 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Core i5-8400

Up to 0% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - £168.64 vs £169.39
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

Performs up to 7% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-8400 - 274 vs 256 FPS
Up to 6% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-8400 - £0.62 vs £0.66 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads

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Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

FPS

256

93%

Value, £/FPS

£0.66/FPS

94%

Price, £

£168.64

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £168.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6962 minutes ago

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

274

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.62/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

99%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6962 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

514

FPS

357

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

241

FPS

225

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

911

FPS

770

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

311

FPS

158

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

155

FPS

128

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Single-Core

1353

55%

Multi-Core

4748

39%

Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Core i5-8400	vs	Core i5-12600KF
Oct 5th, 2017	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5	Collection	Core i5
Coffee Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	10
6	Threads	16
2.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
65 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
28.0x	Multiplier	37.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

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