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MSRP $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2682 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 14% better in Valorant than Core i7-5960X - 861 vs 755 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - €151.22 vs €507.36
- Up to 73% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-5960X - €0.18 vs €0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-5960X processore 3 GHz Scatola 20 MB
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
861
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€151.22
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
High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5960X | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-5960X or Core i5-12400F
With selected game settings
600 FPS
€1.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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512 FPS
€1.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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600 FPS
€1.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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600 FPS
€1.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€889.9
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600 FPS
€1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,089
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620 FPS
€1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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512 FPS
€1.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€749
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600 FPS
€1.70/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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600 FPS
€1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€919
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564 FPS
€1.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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