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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 30% better in War Thunder than Core i5-8400 - 230 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-8400 - $0.7 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $130.73 vs $161.57
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$161.57
80%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-8400
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
174 FPS
$3.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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190 FPS
$5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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190 FPS
$6.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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183 FPS
$4.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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190 FPS
$7.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$6.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,119.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
In Stock
183 FPS
$5.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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183 FPS
$7.32/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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183 FPS
$9.83/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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