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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Core i5-10400 - 872 vs 778 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £110.99 vs £224.84
- Up to 55% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-10400 - £0.13 vs £0.29 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
872
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£110.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i5-12400F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
569 FPS
£1.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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657 FPS
£1.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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517 FPS
£1.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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612 FPS
£1.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£730.8
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569 FPS
£1.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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517 FPS
£1.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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606 FPS
£1.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£829.95
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606 FPS
£1.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£742.8
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569 FPS
£1.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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606 FPS
£1.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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