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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-11700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-11700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £113.0 vs £237.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-11700 - £1.22 vs £2.56 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-11700
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
£15.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.99
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48 FPS
£14.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£706.8
In Stock
37 FPS
£16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£628.8
In Stock
64 FPS
£14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
37 FPS
£25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£949.99
In Stock
56 FPS
£12.73/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£712.8
In Stock
55 FPS
£13.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£722.4
In Stock
47 FPS
£20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£963.6
In Stock
55 FPS
£15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£829.95
In Stock
48 FPS
£16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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