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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £218.88 vs £270.37
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 60% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-10700F - 56 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 23% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-10700F - £4.83 vs £6.25 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-10700F
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
56
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.83/FPS
100%
Price, £
£270.37
80%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i5-12400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
2 FPS
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-10700F
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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