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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 34% better in F1 23 than Core i5-8400 - 289 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - £158.88 vs £235.96
- Up to 10% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i7-12700F - £0.74 vs £0.82 per FPS
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
289
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
90%
Price, £
£235.96
67%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
216
74%
Value, £/FPS
£0.74/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Updated 15391 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700F or Core i5-8400
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
215 FPS
£8.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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159 FPS
£7.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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191 FPS
£7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449.99
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159 FPS
£7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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159 FPS
£6.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,019
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