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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 2399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €258.88 vs €309.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 30% better in Rust than Core i5-6400 - 236 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-6400 - €1.31 vs €1.42 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
236
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€309
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 25M, fino a 4,90 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-12700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
88 FPS
€9.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€862.84
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88 FPS
€17.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,580.92
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71 FPS
€15.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 16 GB SSD
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€1,089.9
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88 FPS
€30.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,699
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88 FPS
€19.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,751.98
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88 FPS
€10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€899.84
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103 FPS
€9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€975.58
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114 FPS
€11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,345
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114 FPS
€11.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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90 FPS
€12.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,089
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