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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 i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 294 days older than the more expensive Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 0% better in Valheim than Core i5-12400 - 215 vs 214 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £237.7 vs £270.37
- Up to 12% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-12400 - £1.11 vs £1.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£237.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K (3.6 GHz, 16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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Updated 13580 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i5-12400
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
90 FPS
£17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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