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Core i7-9700 vs Core i5-12400F

Core i7-9700 vs Core i5-12400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 987 days newer than Core i7-9700.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 9% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-9700 - 125 vs 115 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

115

92%

Value, £/FPS

£1.81/FPS

100%

Price, £

£208.66

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £208.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 30 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

125

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700 Logo
Core i7-9700

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1556

71%

Multi-Core

6217

70%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

100%

Multi-Core

8910

100%

Intel Core i7-9700

vs

Intel Core i5-12400F

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
8Threads
12
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Core i7-9700 or Core i5-12400F

Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High

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