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Core i5-2400S vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-2400S vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $409

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3952 days newer than Core i5-2400S.

Advantages of Core i5-2400S

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 74% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2400S - 160 vs 92 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 20 vs 4 threads
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Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2400S Logo
Core i5-2400S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

92

57%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

160

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2400S Logo
Core i5-2400S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2400S Logo
Core i5-2400S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

496

20%

Multi-Core

1352

10%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-2400S Logo

Core i5-2400S

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
4Threads
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
25.0xMultiplier
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable

PCs Using Core i5-2400S or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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