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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 2399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $79.0 vs $273.49
- Up to 64% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12600 - $0.65 vs $1.79 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 25% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6400 - 153 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/FPS
36%
Price, $
$273.49
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 6014 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-12600
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
$18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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56 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$825.24
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