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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 i7-6700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2348 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Core i7-6700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-6700K - 169 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - €150.48 vs €226.54
- Up to 37% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-6700K - €0.89 vs €1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
169
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.89/FPS
100%
Price, €
€150.48
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 i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-6700K or Core i5-12400F
With selected game settings
69 FPS
€11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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69 FPS
€15.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
€12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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74 FPS
€13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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49 FPS
€16.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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69 FPS
€13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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69 FPS
€17.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199
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49 FPS
€15.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€749
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69 FPS
€14.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
€17.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€1,049
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