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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4146 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-560.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-560
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $60.0 vs $161.76
- Up to 54% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-12400 - $0.36 vs $0.79 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 22% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-560 - 204 vs 167 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-560 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-560 - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i3-560 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-560
Desktop • Aug 29th, 2010
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-560 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-560 or Core i5-12400
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
64 FPS
$10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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93 FPS
$11.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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81 FPS
$14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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93 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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93 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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81 FPS
$11.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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81 FPS
$13.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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81 FPS
$11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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81 FPS
$16.53/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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81 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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