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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4013 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 6% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-2500K - 272 vs 257 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - €148.0 vs €414.81
- Up to 66% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i5-2500K - €0.54 vs €1.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
257
94.48529411764706%
Value, €/FPS
€1.61/FPS
33.54037267080746%
Price, €
€414.81
35%
Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€148
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU Intel Core i5-12400 6 Core 2.5GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
29.646626893070216%
Multi-Core
1921
21.713575223239516%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i5-12400
Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
97 FPS
€9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
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97 FPS
€8.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€845
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97 FPS
€8.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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