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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-7400 - 270 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - £138.88 vs £255.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-12700 - £0.54 vs £0.94 per FPS
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
255
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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Updated 59 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i5-7400
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
113 FPS
£9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,048.8
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69 FPS
£13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£899.99
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97 FPS
£26.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,583.24
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125 FPS
£11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
In Stock
120 FPS
£10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,234.99
In Stock
113 FPS
£11.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,299
In Stock
97 FPS
£8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£860.99
In Stock
97 FPS
£18.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,799
In Stock
97 FPS
£16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,579
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120 FPS
£10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,273.35
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