Buy on Amazon
£129.95
In Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-7700K is 1213 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Core i5-10400
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-7700K - £129.95 vs £176.66
- Up to 25% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-7700K - £0.43 vs £0.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i7-7700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-10400 - 311 vs 304 FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
304
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/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 419 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
Buy for £176.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 419 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400 | vs | Core i7-7700K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Popular Core i5-10400 and Core i7-7700K Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£80.62
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.92
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£172.82
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Core i7-12700KF
£197.12
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£166.44
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Core i5-12600K
£190.46
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Core i3-12100F
£70.97
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
Core i7-7700K
£176.66
vs
Core i3-12100
£94.63
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
£80.62
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Core i7-12700K
£245.24
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
£245.4
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Ryzen 7 5700
£126.92
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Ryzen 7 5700G
£172.82
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Core i7-12700KF
£197.12
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Core i5-12600KF
£166.44
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Core i5-12600K
£190.46
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Ryzen 5 3600
£102.72
Core i5-10400
£129.95
vs
Core i5-13600K
£267.9