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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2378 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 10% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-6400 - 216 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - €214.0 vs €258.88
- Up to 25% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i5-6400 - €0.99 vs €1.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
216
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.99/FPS
100%
Price, €
€214
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-12500
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
€6.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€680.08
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37 FPS
€21.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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