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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 more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 4501 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 7% better in Stray than Core i7-870 - 188 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £270.37 vs £299.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-870 - £1.44 vs £1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
188
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£270.37
100%
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
High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Core i5-12400
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
106 FPS
£14.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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