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Core i5-10400 vs Core i7-12700F

Core i5-10400 vs Core i7-12700F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £129.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

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Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £129.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 614 days newer than Core i5-10400.

Advantages of Core i5-10400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700F

  • Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-10400 - 126 vs 117 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 20 vs 12 threads
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

117

93%

Value, £/FPS

£1.11/FPS

100%

Price, £

£129.95

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £129.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 187 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

126

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

61%

Multi-Core

5489

48%

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2362

100%

Multi-Core

11527

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo

Core i5-10400

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Intel Core i7-12700F Logo

Core i7-12700F

Apr 30th, 2020
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5Core i7
Comet LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
12
12
20
2.9 GHz
2.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W65 W
14 nm
10 nm
29.0x
21.0x
UHD Graphics 630
None
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PCs Using Core i5-10400 or Core i7-12700F

With selected game settings

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