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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-10700F - 268 vs 259 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - £113.0 vs £217.09
- Up to 50% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-10700F - £0.42 vs £0.84 per FPS
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-10700F
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
268
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i5-12400F
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
104 FPS
£8.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£849.95
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134 FPS
£7.09/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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126 FPS
£7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£899.95
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98 FPS
£7.45/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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98 FPS
£7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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104 FPS
£8.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£869.95
In Stock
78 FPS
£8.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£646.8
In Stock
115 FPS
£6.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£730.8
In Stock
125 FPS
£7.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£974.95
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113 FPS
£6.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£742.8
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