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Core i5-7300HQ vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-7300HQ vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-7300HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1827 days newer than Core i5-7300HQ.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7300HQ

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-7300HQ - 179 vs 168 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Logo
Core i5-7300HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

168

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.63/FPS

100%

Price, €

€105.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for 105.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 110 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Logo
Core i5-7300HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7300HQ Logo
Core i5-7300HQ

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1094

50%

Multi-Core

2980

34%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-7300HQ

vs

Intel Core i5-12400

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
25.0xMultiplier25.0x
Intel HD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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