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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Core i7-4960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3045 days newer than Core i7-4960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 24% better in Valorant than Core i7-4960X - 872 vs 703 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-4960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
872
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113
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
High
Core i7-4960X
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2013
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4960X | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4960X or Core i5-12400F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
517 FPS
£1.25/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
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Radeon RX 7600
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£999
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569 FPS
£1.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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606 FPS
£1.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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606 FPS
£1.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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