Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 8% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8500 - 93 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €160.27 vs €208.88
- Up to 29% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8500 - €1.72 vs €2.43 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.72/FPS
100%
Price, €
€160.27
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |