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Core i5-7400 vs Core i7-12700

Core i5-7400 vs Core i7-12700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £137.07 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £233.97 on Amazon

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Updated 76517 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £137.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76517 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £233.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76517 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400

  • Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £137.07 vs £233.97

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 10% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-7400 - 224 vs 203 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

203

90.625%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£137.07

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £137.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76517 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

224

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£233.97

58%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

Buy for £233.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76517 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

51.286524204099436%

Multi-Core

3232

29.981447124304268%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Intel Core i5-7400

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Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Intel Core i7-12700

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.1 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0x
Multiplier21.0x
HD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-7400 or Core i7-12700

Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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