Core i7-12700KF vs Core i5-11400F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Prices and Stock
MSRP $157

Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 233 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400F.

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

Performs up to 11% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-11400F - 90 vs 81 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-11400F

Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - CA$237.23 vs CA$293.13
Up to 10% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-12700KF - CA$2.93 vs CA$3.26 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.26/FPS

90%

Price, CA$

CA$293.13

80%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$293.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 331 minutes ago

Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

90%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.93/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$237.23

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$237.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 331 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

248

FPS

321

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

331

FPS

359

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

228

FPS

250

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

831

FPS

904

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

201

FPS

220

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2536

100%

Multi-Core

13687

100%

Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

1981

78%

Multi-Core

7600

56%

Core i7-12700KF	vs	Core i5-11400F
Nov 4th, 2021	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i5
Alder Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12	Cores	6
20	Threads	12
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.6 GHz
5.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	26.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No