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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 19% better in Minecraft than Core i5-10400 - 843 vs 709 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £224.84 vs £281.81
- Up to 3% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-12700K - £0.32 vs £0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
843
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
96%
Price, £
£281.81
79%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
709
84%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
Buy for £224.84 on Amazon
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Updated 10195 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
12 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i5-10400
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
425 FPS
£2.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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