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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 14% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-11500 - 56 vs 49 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £134.99 vs £246.32
- Up to 38% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-12400 - £2.75 vs £4.4 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
49
87%
Value, £/FPS
£2.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£134.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-11500
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
2 FPS
£794.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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