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£235
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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 i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 16% better in War Thunder than Core i7-10700K - 230 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - £99.97 vs £235.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-10700K - £0.43 vs £1.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7-10700K
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£99.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for £99.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 390 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700K | 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 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700K or Core i5-12400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
184 FPS
£3.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
In Stock
174 FPS
£3.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£624
In Stock
200 FPS
£4.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
191 FPS
£3.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£722.4
In Stock
192 FPS
£3.69/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£708
In Stock
174 FPS
£4.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£747.97
In Stock
184 FPS
£3.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£702
In Stock
191 FPS
£4.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.95
In Stock
184 FPS
£4.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
In Stock
191 FPS
£5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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