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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1373 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Core i5-8500T
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $125.00 vs $129.99
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 12% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i5-8500T - 144 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i5-8500T - $0.90 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 12 vs 6 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 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 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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