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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Core i5-8400 - 237 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €158.83 vs €188.88
- Up to 20% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-8400 - €0.67 vs €0.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€158.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i5-12400F
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
107 FPS
€11.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,179
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72 FPS
€9.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€712.35
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107 FPS
€9.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€979
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92 FPS
€10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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107 FPS
€12.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
In Stock
72 FPS
€11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
In Stock
92 FPS
€11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€1,049
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49 FPS
€15.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€761.57
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92 FPS
€9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€831.17
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92 FPS
€11.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,039.04
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