Buy on Amazon
£132.79
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
Availability
MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 315 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £132.79 vs £250.97
- Up to 45% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-12700 - £0.59 vs £1.07 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-11400F - 235 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
225
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£132.79
100%
Value Winner
INTEL - CLIENT CPU CORE I5-11400F 2.60GHZ SKTLGA1200 12.00MB CACHE BOXED
Buy for £132.79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12525 minutes ago
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
235
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
55%
Price, £
£250.97
52%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
Buy for £250.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12525 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i7-12700
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
124 FPS
£12.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,532.99
In Stock
131 FPS
£18.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,427.99
In Stock
120 FPS
£9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,155.26
In Stock
110 FPS
£16.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,838.65
In Stock
120 FPS
£10.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,285.99
In Stock
110 FPS
£6.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£665.23
In Stock
124 FPS
£9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,233.99
In Stock
110 FPS
£16.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,799
In Stock
110 FPS
£14.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£1,579
In Stock
95 FPS
£11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,055.45
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
