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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 67% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8500 - 270 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €155.05 vs €212.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-8500 - €0.57 vs €1.31 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel ® Core™ i5-8500 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) 3.00GHz 9MB processor - Processors (up to 4.10 GHz), 3.00 GHz, 14 nm, 9 MB, 4.10 GHz, DMI3, Coffee Lake)
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
270
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€155.05
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 i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | 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 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i5-12400
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
248 FPS
€3.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€875
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248 FPS
€3.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€965
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248 FPS
€3.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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