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Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-8700K vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1552 days newer than Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-8700K - 148 vs 134 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

134

90%

Value, £/FPS

£1.34/FPS

100%

Price, £

£179.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £179.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

148

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

72%

Multi-Core

6443

72%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Intel Core i5-12400

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i5-12400

Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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