Core i5-12400 vs Core i7-10700F

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MSRP $199

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700F.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-10700F - 204 vs 191 FPS
Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $143.57 vs $224.00
Up to 40% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-10700F - $0.70 vs $1.17 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-10700F

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads

This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

204

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.7/FPS

100%

Price, $

$143.57

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for $143.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 156 minutes ago

Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

191

94%

Value, $/FPS

$1.17/FPS

60%

Price, $

$224

64%

Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $224 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Very High

472

FPS

393

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

148

FPS

135

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

270

FPS

195

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

658

FPS

584

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

870

FPS

799

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Core i7-10700F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1612

74%

Multi-Core

7231

82%

Core i5-12400	vs	Core i7-10700F
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5	Collection	Core i7
Alder Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	16
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.8 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	29.0x
UHD Graphics 730	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No