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AvailabilityMSRP $384
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MSRP $384
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Core i5-10400F
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - €200.00 vs €227.89
- Up to 3% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-12700KF - €1.00 vs €1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Valheim than Core i5-10400F - 222 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
222
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.03/FPS
97%
Price, €
€227.89
87%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 12 (8P+4E) core fino a 5,0 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i7-12700KF
With selected game settings
98 FPS
€13.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,289
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53 FPS
€15.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809.9
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161 FPS
€10.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,689
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114 FPS
€12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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98 FPS
€13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279
In Stock
136 FPS
€11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589
In Stock
136 FPS
€11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,579
In Stock
114 FPS
€12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,449
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44 FPS
€20.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€910
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145 FPS
€35.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€5,132.12
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136 FPS
€11.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,558.61
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