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$153
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-6600 - 130 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $74.0 vs $153.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-12400 - $0.62 vs $1.18 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
52.54237288135594%
Price, $
$153
48%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $153 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348857 minutes ago
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
120
92.3076923076923%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
Buy for $74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348858 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
59.01789811840293%
Multi-Core
3552
40.149203119701596%
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-6600
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
68 FPS
$16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
56 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
68 FPS
$26.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
68 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
55 FPS
$15.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
68 FPS
$16.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
55 FPS
$26.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
68 FPS
$19.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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