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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1827 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 55% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-7500 - 144 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £108.88 vs £246.32
- Up to 32% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-12400 - £1.17 vs £1.71 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
93
64%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£108.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 3.40 GHz Base Frequency Quad Core 6 MB Cache CPU Processor - Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i5-7500
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
30 FPS
£52.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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