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Core i5-12400F vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-12400F vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $174

Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

All items are out of stock

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 61 days older than Core i5-12400F.

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-12400F - 219 vs 214 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
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HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

214

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.62/FPS

100%

Price, €

€133.09

100%

Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN

Buy for 133.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6858 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

219

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

89%

Multi-Core

8910

76%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Jan 4th, 2022
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5Core i5
Alder LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
10
12
16
2.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W
125 W
10 nm10 nm
25.0x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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147.44

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158.77

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520

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245

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419.99

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314

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255.78

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194.9

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157

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182

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140.78

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399

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
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485

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

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Core i5-12600K
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
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vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
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125.97

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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