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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £98.8 vs £281.81
- Up to 54% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-12700K - £0.81 vs £1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 31% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-10400F - 160 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
122
76%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
160
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.76/FPS
46%
Price, £
£281.81
35%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i7-12700K
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
£13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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64 FPS
£11.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£724.8
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64 FPS
£15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£974.95
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77 FPS
£13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,074.95
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64 FPS
£20.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,314.95
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55 FPS
£16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£929.95
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55 FPS
£14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£809.95
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64 FPS
£20.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,294.95
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61 FPS
£17.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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