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Core i7-12700 vs Core i5-11400

Core i7-12700 vs Core i5-11400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) Processore 2,10 GHz - Retail Pack

Buy for 466.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 353 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel Core i5-11400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,4 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W

Buy for 173.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 354 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) Processore 2,10 GHz - Retail Pack

Buy for 466.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 353 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel Core i5-11400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,4 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W

Buy for 173.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 354 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 315 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400.

Advantages of Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i5-11400 - 217 vs 210 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-11400

  • Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €173.65 vs €466.38
  • Up to 61% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-12700 - €0.83 vs €2.15 per FPS
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Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

217

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.15/FPS

39%

Price, €

€466.38

37%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) Processore 2,10 GHz - Retail Pack

Buy for 466.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 353 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

210

97%

Value, €/FPS

€0.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€173.65

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-11400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,4 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W

Buy for 173.65 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 354 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1940

85%

Multi-Core

7300

68%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Core i7-12700

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Intel Core i5-11400 Logo

Core i5-11400

Jan 25th, 2022
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7Core i5
Alder LakeRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1200
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2.1 GHz
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4.9 GHz
4.4 GHz
65 W65 W
10 nm
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21.0x
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UHD Graphics 770UHD Graphics 730
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