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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600KF 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 i5-10600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 4% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-10600KF - 522 vs 500 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-10600KF - £113.97 vs £119.95
- Up to 8% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i5-10600KF - £0.22 vs £0.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
522
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113.97
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
Nightmare
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600KF | 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 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10600KF or Core i5-12400F
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
165 FPS
£3.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£650.4
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165 FPS
£4.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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195 FPS
£3.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.99
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218 FPS
£3.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£869.95
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195 FPS
£3.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£728.4
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222 FPS
£3.22/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£715.2
In Stock
218 FPS
£3.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£769.2
In Stock
195 FPS
£4.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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218 FPS
£4.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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305 FPS
£4.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,339.99
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