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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $289
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - £101.05 vs £182.47
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 26% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-10400F - 195 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
58.693877551020414%
Multi-Core
5751
48.77035278154681%
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-12600K
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
£13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£778.95
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73 FPS
£10.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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59 FPS
£11.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£650.4
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77 FPS
£13.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,024.95
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47 FPS
£15.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£743.95
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47 FPS
£18.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£866.95
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59 FPS
£15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£912.95
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59 FPS
£21.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,260.95
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59 FPS
£21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,250.95
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55 FPS
£19.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,079.95
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