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$153
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2379 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 4% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-6700 - 170 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-6700 - $0.9 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $150.0 vs $153.0
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 353726 minutes ago
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
163
95.88235294117648%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
97.82608695652173%
Price, $
$150
100%
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
Buy for $150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 353727 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
59.33914639743001%
Multi-Core
4140
46.79552390640895%
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i7-6700
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$12.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
69 FPS
$11.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
79 FPS
$10.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
69 FPS
$12.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
79 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
69 FPS
$20.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
79 FPS
$16.95/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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