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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10500 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 i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 13% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-10500 - 237 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - £113.38 vs £179.99
- Up to 44% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-10500 - £0.48 vs £0.86 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113.38
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for £113.38 on Amazon
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Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-10500
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
167 FPS
£4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
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193 FPS
£4.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
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151 FPS
£4.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£646.8
In Stock
180 FPS
£4.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£730.8
In Stock
167 FPS
£4.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
In Stock
151 FPS
£4.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
In Stock
178 FPS
£4.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£829.95
In Stock
178 FPS
£4.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£742.8
In Stock
167 FPS
£4.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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178 FPS
£5.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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