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Core i7-3930K vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-3930K vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3704 days newer than Core i7-3930K.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 20% better in Remnant II than Core i7-3930K - 96 vs 80 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3930K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


FPS

80

83%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

96

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.76/FPS

100%

Price, €

€168.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 168.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7134 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


Single-Core

606

28%

Multi-Core

2961

33%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo

Core i7-3930K

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Nov 14th, 2011
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7Core i5
Sandy Bridge EAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2011Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
66
1212
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
130 W
65 W
32 nm
10 nm
32.0x
25.0x
None
UHD Graphics 730
Yes
No

PCs Using Core i7-3930K or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

Popular Core i7-3930K and Core i5-12400 Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i7-3930K Logo
Core i7-3930K
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

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