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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-8600 - 253 vs 243 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - €136.03 vs €298.88
- Up to 56% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-8600 - €0.54 vs €1.23 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
253
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€136.03
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN
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Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8600 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-8600
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
109 FPS
€7.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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172 FPS
€6.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,099
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133 FPS
€7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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149 FPS
€6.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€969
In Stock
133 FPS
€7.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€989
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109 FPS
€6.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€687.05
In Stock
81 FPS
€6.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€554.24
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149 FPS
€6.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,028.48
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149 FPS
€8.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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149 FPS
€7.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,179
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