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Core i5-12400F vs Core i7-6700

Core i5-12400F vs Core i7-6700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2379 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6700 - 179 vs 170 FPS
  • Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - €133.09 vs €186.84
  • Up to 33% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6700 - €0.74 vs €1.10 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-6700

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.74/FPS

100%

Price, €

€133.09

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 133.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 950 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


FPS

170

95%

Value, €/FPS

€1.1/FPS

67%

Price, €

€186.84

71%

Intel Box Core Processore i7-6700, Argento

Buy for 186.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 676 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

100%

Multi-Core

8910

100%

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1293

59%

Multi-Core

4140

46%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

vs
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo

Core i7-6700

Jan 4th, 2022
Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5Core i7
Alder LakeSkylake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
6
4
12
8
2.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
4.4 GHz
4.0 GHz
65 W65 W
10 nm
14 nm
25.0x
34.0x
None
HD Graphics 530
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PCs Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-6700

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Popular Core i5-12400F and Core i7-6700 Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

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
Ryzen 5 5600X

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 i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
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

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

133.09

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

471.07

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

133.09

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

260

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

414

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

419.99

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

157

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

182

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

399

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

485

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

367.22

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

186.84

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

432.06

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