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Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-12700F

Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-12700F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1552 days newer than Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F

  • Performs up to 3% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-8400 - 273 vs 265 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

265

97.06959706959707%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$175.26

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for CA$175.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66315 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

273

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

57.28196443691787%

Multi-Core

4748

41.19024898065412%

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2362

100%

Multi-Core

11527

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

vs
Intel Core i7-12700F Logo

Intel Core i7-12700F

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
6Threads
20
2.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0x
Multiplier21.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-12700F

Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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