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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 2044 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6900K - 204 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $111.99 vs $120.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
57.14285714285714%
Multi-Core
7118
79.88776655443323%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Core i5-12400F
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
93 FPS
$14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,361.29
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93 FPS
$8.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799
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93 FPS
$9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859
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81 FPS
$12.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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64 FPS
$11.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$705.59
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81 FPS
$12.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,047.99
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64 FPS
$15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$989
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110 FPS
$9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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134 FPS
$11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,603.46
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93 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,212.95
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