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In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1420 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-8500 - 378 vs 348 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
63.30442720219078%
Multi-Core
4844
54.365881032547705%
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-8500
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
216 FPS
£3.47/FPS
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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178 FPS
£3.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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185 FPS
£3.6/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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143 FPS
£4.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
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£5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£5.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
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