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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 4013 days newer than Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 20% better in Remnant II than Core i7-2600 - 96 vs 80 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 12 vs 8 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
96
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113.97
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
Ultra
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Core i5-12400F
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
24 FPS
£27.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£650.4
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24 FPS
£29.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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33 FPS
£22.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.99
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40 FPS
£21.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£869.95
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33 FPS
£22.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£728.4
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41 FPS
£17.44/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£715.2
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40 FPS
£19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£769.2
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33 FPS
£24.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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40 FPS
£25.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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63 FPS
£21.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,339.99
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