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£2,511.32
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-10700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 4% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-10700 - 169 vs 163 FPS
Advantages of Core i7-10700
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £264.99 vs £2511.32
- Up to 89% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-12400 - £1.63 vs £14.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
169
100%
Value, £/FPS
£14.86/FPS
11%
Price, £
£2511.32
10%
FPS Winner
QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black
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Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
163
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£264.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for £264.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 283 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i7-10700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i5-12400 or Core i7-10700
With selected game settings
69 FPS
£23.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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