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Pentium 987 vs Core i5-12400

Pentium 987 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3259 days newer than Pentium 987.

Advantages of Pentium 987

  • Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 17 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 33% better in Battlefield V than Pentium 987 - 265 vs 199 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Battlefield V

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


FPS

199

75%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

265

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013


Single-Core

228

10%

Multi-Core

382

4%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Pentium 987 Logo

Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Feb 1st, 2013Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
1.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
17 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.0xMultiplier
25.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

PCs Using Pentium 987 or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

Pentium 987 and Core i5-12400 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CA$639.98

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

CA$319

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

CA$209

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

CA$250.98

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

CA$439

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$288.31

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

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

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$176.74

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$549

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$499

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

CA$449

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.76

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

CA$270.1

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$244.99

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

CA$1,099.99

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CA$639.98

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

CA$279

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

CA$319

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

CA$209

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

CA$250.98

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

CA$109

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

CA$439

Intel Pentium 987 Logo
Pentium 987

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

CA$388.98

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$288.31

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

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

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$176.74

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$549

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$499

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

CA$449

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.76

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

CA$270.1

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$244.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

CA$1,099.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

CA$279

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

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