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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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MSRP in USD: $324
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - €177.5 vs €276.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-12700F - €1.18 vs €1.73 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 6% better in Dead Space than Core i5-8400 - 160 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
151
94%
Value, €/FPS
€1.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€177.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
Buy for €177.5 on Amazon
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Generic CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2,1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-12700F
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
€19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,379
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108 FPS
€16.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,819
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71 FPS
€18.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279
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82 FPS
€13.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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75 FPS
€18.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,369
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55 FPS
€15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€849
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114 FPS
€13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589
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97 FPS
€17.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,709
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71 FPS
€19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,379
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64 FPS
€17.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,139
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