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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3570K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3537 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3570K.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 12% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3570K - 124 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-3570K - $133.45 vs $139.00
- Up to 14% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3570K - $1.08 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 12 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$133.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3570K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-3570K or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
49 FPS
$18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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59 FPS
$13.77/FPS
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$19.17/FPS
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Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
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$20.19/FPS
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$20.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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59 FPS
$22.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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59 FPS
$30.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$29.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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59 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$139
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