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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 12% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-10400 - 127 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-10400 - £1.98 vs £1.99 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £224.84 vs £250.97
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
127
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.98/FPS
100%
Price, £
£250.97
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-10400
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
52 FPS
£29.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,532.99
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58 FPS
£41.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,427.99
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49 FPS
£23.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,155.26
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41 FPS
£44.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,838.65
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49 FPS
£26.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,285.99
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41 FPS
£16.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£665.23
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52 FPS
£23.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,233.99
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41 FPS
£43.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
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41 FPS
£38.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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26 FPS
£40.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,055.45
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