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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 8% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-8700K - 194 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $129.34 vs $148.30
- Up to 19% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-8700K - $0.67 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i7-8700K or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
66 FPS
€12.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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82 FPS
€8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€731.9
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65 FPS
€12.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€828.82
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82 FPS
€10.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€823.14
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74 FPS
€24.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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65 FPS
€13.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€872.97
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82 FPS
€13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,080.18
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82 FPS
€14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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82 FPS
€19.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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65 FPS
€19.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,296.4
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