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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 20% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-12400 - 67 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £156.36 vs £270.37
- Up to 52% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-12400 - £2.33 vs £4.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
67
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£156.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-12600KF
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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