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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1373 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i5-8400T - 205 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $111.34 vs $139.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Control than Core i5-8400T - $0.54 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 12 vs 6 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
201
98.04878048780488%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
78.2608695652174%
Price, $
$139
80%
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
Buy for $111.34 on Amazon
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Updated 5635 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1099
50.159744408945684%
Multi-Core
3884
43.59147025813693%
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | 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 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400T or Core i5-12400F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
88 FPS
$10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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88 FPS
$9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799
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59 FPS
$16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$959
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88 FPS
$11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
41 FPS
$15.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649
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76 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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41 FPS
$15.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649
In Stock
59 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$749.99
In Stock
59 FPS
$19.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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76 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$844.41
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