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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4013 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 13% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-2500S - 217 vs 192 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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 i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
586
26.893070215695275%
Multi-Core
1492
16.86447383293772%
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500S or Core i5-12400
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
40 FPS
$21.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$17.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$15.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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39 FPS
$23.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
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$24.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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40 FPS
$23.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$959
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39 FPS
$24.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$25.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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58 FPS
$23.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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