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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $130.73 vs $899.99
- Up to 85% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-12400F - $0.18 vs $1.19 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 6% better in Rocket League than Core i5-8400 - 759 vs 714 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
714
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
759
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
15%
Price, $
$899.99
14%
FPS Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i5-12400F
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
286 FPS
$3.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002.18
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319 FPS
$2.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879
In Stock
242 FPS
$3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$735.6
In Stock
286 FPS
$3.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,051.55
In Stock
319 FPS
$3.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
In Stock
368 FPS
$3.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,201.48
In Stock
286 FPS
$3.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
319 FPS
$3.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
319 FPS
$3.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
242 FPS
$3.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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