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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600KF is 266 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-12400F - 206 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $242.17 vs $899.99
- Up to 77% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-12400F - $1.18 vs $5.14 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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Core i5-13600KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$242.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-13600KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-13600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-13600KF
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
131 FPS
$7.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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135 FPS
$7.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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113 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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131 FPS
$8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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131 FPS
$8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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113 FPS
$9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,058.99
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124 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002
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101 FPS
$7.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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142 FPS
$8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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