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Core i7-12700KF vs Core i5-12400F

Core i7-12700KF vs Core i5-12400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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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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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

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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

Buy for 222 on Amazon

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Updated 74157 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 61 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400F.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 10% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12400F - 522 vs 474 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F

  • Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - €141.45 vs €222.0
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

522

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€222

63%

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

Buy for 222 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74157 minutes ago

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Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

474

90.80459770114942%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€141.45

100%

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

Buy for 141.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74157 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

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Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

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Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

86.73792557403009%

Multi-Core

8910

65.76131079784486%

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Intel Core i5-12400F

Nov 4th, 2021Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
20
Threads12
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
36.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i5-12400F

Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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