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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 i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3725 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 244% better in League of Legends than Core i7-2700K - 272 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - £113.0 vs £139.88
- Up to 76% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-2700K - £0.42 vs £1.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-2700K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
253 FPS
£3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
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249 FPS
£2.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
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249 FPS
£2.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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247 FPS
£2.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£646.8
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251 FPS
£2.91/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£730.8
In Stock
251 FPS
£2.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£742.8
In Stock
247 FPS
£2.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£699.99
In Stock
251 FPS
£3.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£829.95
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249 FPS
£3.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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251 FPS
£4.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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