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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 526 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 7% better in Minecraft than Core i9-10850K - 799 vs 744 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - £246.32 vs £295.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-10850K - £0.31 vs £0.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
799
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£246.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 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 i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i9-10850K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
592 FPS
£2.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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