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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 i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2379 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i7-6700 - 188 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - €160.27 vs €188.88
- Up to 17% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-6700 - €0.85 vs €1.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Box Core Processore i7-6700, Argento
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
188
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€160.27
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
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 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 |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-12400F
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
122 FPS
€7.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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78 FPS
€8.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699.88
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106 FPS
€11.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,179
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78 FPS
€10.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
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123 FPS
€8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,099
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106 FPS
€12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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65 FPS
€12.83/FPS
Arc A380
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€834.04
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95 FPS
€9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949
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60 FPS
€14.98/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
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59 FPS
€12.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€752.26
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