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Core i5-7400 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-7400 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1766 days newer than Core i5-7400.

Advantages of Core i5-7400

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

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 42% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-7400 - 160 vs 113 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 20 vs 4 threads
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Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

113

71%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

160

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.71/FPS

100%

Price, €

€273.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

46%

Multi-Core

3232

24%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Core i5-7400

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
HD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-7400 or Core i7-12700K

With selected game settings

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