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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1766 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-7400 - 240 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-7400 - £156.36 vs £158.88
- Up to 17% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-7400 - £0.65 vs £0.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
240
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.65/FPS
100%
Price, £
£156.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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