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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF 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 i7-12700KF is 1766 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 27% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-7400 - 157 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - £118.66 vs £218.88
- Up to 31% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-12700KF - £0.96 vs £1.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
157
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.39/FPS
69%
Price, £
£218.88
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
124
79%
Value, £/FPS
£0.96/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
12 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i5-7400
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
136 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£N/A
Out of Stock
122 FPS
£9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.99
In Stock
122 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£N/A
Out of Stock
122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
147 FPS
£11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,649.99
In Stock
115 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
147 FPS
£12.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,789.59
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