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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 294 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $118.28 vs $161.21
- Up to 27% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-11700 - $1.2 vs $1.64 per FPS
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
109
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€131.29
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for €131.29 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14444 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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