Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8400 - 148 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €155.05 vs €188.88
- Up to 29% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8400 - €1.05 vs €1.48 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
Updated 6300 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.05/FPS
100%
Price, €
€155.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
No | Overclockable | No |