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Core i5-8600T vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-8600T vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-8600T 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 i5-8600T.

Advantages of Core i5-8600T

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600T - 148 vs 126 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600T - 12 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600T doesn't have integrated graphics
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo
Core i5-8600T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

126

85%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

148

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.98/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

Updated 159 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo
Core i5-8600T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo
Core i5-8600T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1259

58%

Multi-Core

4662

53%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-8600T Logo

Core i5-8600T

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.0xMultiplier
25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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