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Core i7-4960HQ vs Core i5-12400

Core i7-4960HQ vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i7-4960HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3047 days newer than Core i7-4960HQ.

Advantages of Core i7-4960HQ

  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 47 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-4960HQ - 192 vs 190 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4960HQ - 12 vs 8 threads
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-4960HQ

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


FPS

190

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

192

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.85/FPS

100%

Price, €

€164.13

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-4960HQ

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013

Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-4960HQ

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013


Single-Core

1137

52%

Multi-Core

3770

43%

Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Core i7-4960HQ

vs

Core i5-12400

Sep 1st, 2013Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Crystal WellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1364SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
47 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD 5200Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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