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AvailabilityMSRP $264
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MSRP $264
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 553 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Core i5-10400F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-10400F - 390 vs 350 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - €170.49 vs €200.00
- Up to 23% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-10400F - €0.44 vs €0.57 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
390
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€170.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
190 FPS
€4.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€869
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62 FPS
€13.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809.9
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190 FPS
€5.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,079.9
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28 FPS
€32.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€910
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