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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 i7-6700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2348 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-6700K - 238 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - £113.97 vs £188.88
- Up to 44% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-6700K - £0.48 vs £0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/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
Badass
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 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 |
40.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i5-12400F
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
63 FPS
£10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£650.4
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63 FPS
£11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
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79 FPS
£9.24/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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91 FPS
£9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£869.95
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79 FPS
£9.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£728.4
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93 FPS
£7.69/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£715.2
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91 FPS
£8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£769.2
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79 FPS
£10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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91 FPS
£11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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135 FPS
£9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,339.99
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