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Core i5-4200U vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-4200U vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-4200U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3136 days newer than Core i5-4200U.

Advantages of Core i5-4200U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 15 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 10% better in Fortnite than Core i5-4200U - 237 vs 216 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4200U - 12 vs 4 threads
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


FPS

216

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

237

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.71/FPS

100%

Price, €

€168.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 168.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8793 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


Single-Core

721

33%

Multi-Core

1388

16%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo

Core i5-4200U

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jun 4th, 2013
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5Core i5
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
6
4
12
1.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
15 W
65 W
22 nm
10 nm
16.0x
25.0x
Intel HD 4400UHD Graphics 730
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PCs Using Core i5-4200U or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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