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Core i7-12700 vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-12700 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Procesorius Intel Core i7-12700 CM8071504555019 Tray

Buy for 272.14 on Amazon

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Updated 6488 minutes ago

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6488 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Procesorius Intel Core i7-12700 CM8071504555019 Tray

Buy for 272.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6488 minutes ago

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6488 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 21 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12400.

Advantages of Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 1% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-12400 - 233 vs 230 FPS
  • Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €272.14 vs €339.00
  • Up to 20% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-12400 - €1.17 vs €1.47 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
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Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

233

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.17/FPS

100%

Price, €

€272.14

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Procesorius Intel Core i7-12700 CM8071504555019 Tray

Buy for 272.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6488 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

230

99%

Value, €/FPS

€1.47/FPS

80%

Price, €

€339

80%

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6488 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

95%

Multi-Core

8847

82%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Core i7-12700

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

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Core i7Core i5
Alder LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
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16
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2.1 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
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65 W65 W
10 nm10 nm
21.0x
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UHD Graphics 770UHD Graphics 730
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PCs Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-12400

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Laptops Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-12400

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Compare 2 Processors in Games

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Core i5-12400

339

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339

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Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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339

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313.15

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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339

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168.3

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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339

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

273.11

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

398.73

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

467.41

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

163.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

202.51

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

199.76

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

392.14

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

468.37

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

439.13

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

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

511

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

273.11

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

398.73

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

467.41

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

163.9

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

202.51

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

199.76

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

392.14

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

468.37

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

272.14

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

439.13

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