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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3725 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Core i7-2700K
- Up to 97% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £64.97 vs £2511.32
- Up to 97% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-12400 - £0.42 vs £14.86 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 10% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-2700K - 169 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
154
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£64.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2700K | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Laptops Using Core i7-2700K or Core i5-12400
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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