Core i5-12400F vs Core i7-13700KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $174

CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Core I7-13700KF 3.40GHZ SKTLGA1700 30.00MB Coperchio Boxed

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-13700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700KF is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-13700KF - €150.48 vs €471.49
Up to 66% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-13700KF - €0.84 vs €2.44 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-13700KF

Performs up to 7% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-12400F - 193 vs 180 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 24 vs 12 threads

This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

180

93%

Value, €/FPS

€0.84/FPS

100%

Price, €

€150.48

100%

Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN

Buy for €150.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 556 minutes ago

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

193

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.44/FPS

34%

Price, €

€471.49

31%

FPS Winner

Core I7-13700KF 3.40GHZ SKTLGA1700 30.00MB Coperchio Boxed

Buy for €471.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 556 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

1920 x 1080

High

872

FPS

973

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

208

FPS

232

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

231

FPS

265

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

165

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

659

FPS

754

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2191

76%

Multi-Core

8910

51%

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2887

100%

Multi-Core

17606

100%

Core i5-12400F	vs	Core i7-13700KF
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i7
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	16
12	Threads	24
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.4 GHz
65 W	TDP	125 W
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes