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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1420 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-8500 - 237 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $174.96 vs $899.99
- Up to 79% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i5-12400F - $0.78 vs $3.8 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
225
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-8500
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
120 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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127 FPS
$7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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90 FPS
$9.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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120 FPS
$9.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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120 FPS
$9.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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90 FPS
$11.77/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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108 FPS
$9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002
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71 FPS
$10.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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139 FPS
$8.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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