Core i5-8600K vs Core i5-12400 comparison
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-12400 performs better than the Core i5-8600K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8600K in all gaming tests too.
Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i5-12400 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-8600K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12400. Despite this, the Core i5-12400 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-12400 outputs less heat than Core i5-8600K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-8600K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.
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