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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Core i7-11700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-11700 - 285 vs 282 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £145.00 vs £401.35
- Up to 64% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-11700 - £0.51 vs £1.42 per FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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
285
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£145
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-11700 | vs | 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 |
PC Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
168 FPS
£8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i7-11700 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
178 FPS
£8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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