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£225
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $313
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3770K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3537 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £225.0 vs £270.37
- Up to 10% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-12400 - £1.48 vs £1.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 8% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-3770K - 164 vs 152 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3770K - 12 vs 8 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
152
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£225
100%
Value Winner
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU (4 x 3.50GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 8Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
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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
Highest
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3770K or Core i5-12400
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
53 FPS
£29.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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