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Core i7-4600U vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-4600U vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-4600U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3047 days newer than Core i7-4600U.

Advantages of Core i7-4600U

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

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 30% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-4600U - 236 vs 182 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4600U - 12 vs 4 threads
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Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

182

77%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

236

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 7597 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

857

39%

Multi-Core

1593

18%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo

Core i7-4600U

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Sep 1st, 2013
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7Core i5
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168Intel Socket 1700
Mobile
Desktop
2
6
4
12
2.1 GHz
2.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
15 W
65 W
22 nm
10 nm
21.0x
25.0x
Intel HD 5000UHD Graphics 730
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PCs Using Core i7-4600U or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

Popular Core i7-4600U and Core i5-12400 Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i7-4600U Logo
Core i7-4600U
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

260

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

414

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

419.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

157

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

182

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

399

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

485

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

367.22

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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

432.06

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