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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 37% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-7600K - 145 vs 106 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - £110.99 vs £158.88
- Up to 49% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-7600K - £0.77 vs £1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 12 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz QuadCore 6 MB Cache CPU - Black
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
145
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£110.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-7600K or Core i5-12400F
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
23 FPS
£31.74/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£21.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£49.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£22.15/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£31.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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13 FPS
£53.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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31 FPS
£26.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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31 FPS
£23.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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23 FPS
£34.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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31 FPS
£33.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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