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Prices and StockMSRP $174
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MSRP $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2378 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Core i5-6400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 9% better in God of War than Core i5-6400 - 186 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - €133.09 vs €293.45
- Up to 58% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-6400 - €0.72 vs €1.73 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.72/FPS
100%
Price, €
€133.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400 | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-12400F
With selected game settings
78 FPS
€19.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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72 FPS
€15.12/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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€11.1/FPS
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€12.36/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
€17/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
€11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
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€705.24
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72 FPS
€16.65/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199
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46 FPS
€18.7/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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€860
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€12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€15.68/FPS
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