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Core i7-840QM vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-840QM vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-840QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4216 days newer than Core i7-840QM.

Advantages of Core i7-840QM

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 59% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-840QM - 92 vs 58 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-840QM - 12 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-840QM doesn't have integrated graphics
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo
Core i7-840QM

Mobile • Jun 20th, 2010


FPS

58

63%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

92

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.58/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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In Stock

Updated 238 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo
Core i7-840QM

Mobile • Jun 20th, 2010

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo
Core i7-840QM

Mobile • Jun 20th, 2010


Single-Core

394

18%

Multi-Core

916

10%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i7-840QM Logo

Core i7-840QM

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jun 20th, 2010Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
ClarksfieldCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G1SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
1.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
45 nmProcess Size
10 nm
14.0xMultiplier
25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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