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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-7600K - 292 vs 279 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $153.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-7600K - $0.52 vs $0.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 12 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
279
95.54794520547945%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
69.33333333333334%
Price, $
$210
72%
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Updated 358166 minutes ago
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
292
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $153 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358166 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1507
69.16016521340063%
Multi-Core
4226
47.767604837798125%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-7600K or Core i5-12400
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
145 FPS
$7.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
118 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
145 FPS
$12.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
145 FPS
$5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
117 FPS
$7.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
145 FPS
$7.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
117 FPS
$12.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
145 FPS
$9.23/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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