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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 21% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Pentium Gold G6400 - 194 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €78.0 vs €155.05
- Up to 39% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-12400 - €0.49 vs €0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
CPU Intel Core i5-12400 6 Core 2.5GHz
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Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
160
82%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€78
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Pentium Gold G6400
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
82 FPS
€10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
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82 FPS
€11.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€965
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82 FPS
€9.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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