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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 4% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-8600K - 191 vs 183 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $120.0 vs $132.72
- Up to 4% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-12400 - $0.66 vs $0.69 per FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
95.6521739130435%
Price, $
$132.72
90%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
183
95.81151832460732%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 4397 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
70.94997705369435%
Multi-Core
5597
63.26438340680457%
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-8600K
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
75 FPS
$11.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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87 FPS
$11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,010.25
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87 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
In Stock
87 FPS
$10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
In Stock
74 FPS
$12.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
In Stock
75 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
In Stock
75 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$959
In Stock
74 FPS
$13.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
In Stock
75 FPS
$13.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
In Stock
87 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
In Stock
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