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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1827 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700K
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £248.88 vs £270.37
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7700K - 147 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7700K - £1.84 vs £1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
147
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£270.37
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 2.5GHz LGA1700 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700K or Core i5-12400
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
89 FPS
£17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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