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Core i5-5257U vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-5257U vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $315

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-5257U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2501 days newer than Core i5-5257U.

Advantages of Core i5-5257U

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 28 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 12% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-5257U - 522 vs 467 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5257U - 12 vs 4 threads
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DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i5-5257U Logo
Core i5-5257U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

467

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

522

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.32/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 437 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i5-5257U Logo
Core i5-5257U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-5257U Logo
Core i5-5257U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

893

41%

Multi-Core

1703

19%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-5257U Logo

Core i5-5257U

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Mar 1st, 2015
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5Core i5
BroadwellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
6
4
12
2.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
28 W
65 W
14 nm
10 nm
27.0x
25.0x
Intel Iris 6100UHD Graphics 730
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PCs Using Core i5-5257U or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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