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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i5-10600 - 237 vs 228 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - £145.0 vs £214.73
- Up to 35% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-10600 - £0.61 vs £0.94 per FPS
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/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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Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-10600
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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49 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-10600
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
105 FPS
£15.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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