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Core i5-3570K vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-3570K vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3570K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3570K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3537 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3570K.

Advantages of Core i5-3570K

  • Up to 82% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €30.23 vs €168.57
  • Up to 76% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12400 - €0.27 vs €1.14 per FPS

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 32% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3570K - 148 vs 112 FPS
  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 65 vs 77 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 12 vs 4 threads
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This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3570K Logo
Core i5-3570K

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

112

76%

Value, €/FPS

€0.27/FPS

100%

Price, €

€30.23

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

148

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.14/FPS

24%

Price, €

€168.57

17%

FPS Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 168.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8841 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3570K Logo
Core i5-3570K

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3570K Logo
Core i5-3570K

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

686

31%

Multi-Core

2071

23%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-3570K Logo

Core i5-3570K

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 29th, 2012
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5Core i5
Ivy BridgeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
6
4
12
3.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
77 W
65 W
22 nm
10 nm
34.0x
25.0x
Intel HD 4000UHD Graphics 730
Yes
No

PCs Using Core i5-3570K or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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