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£235.96
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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 i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F and the more expensive Core i5-12400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 6% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-12400 - 165 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £235.96 vs £270.37
- Up to 18% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-12400 - £1.43 vs £1.74 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
165
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£235.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i5-12400
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
56 FPS
£28.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,588.88
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117 FPS
£14.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,749.99
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66 FPS
£17.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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97 FPS
£14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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66 FPS
£17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
In Stock
66 FPS
£15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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