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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 61 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $143.57 vs $195.00
- Up to 23% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-12700K - $0.98 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 5% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-12400 - 153 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
146
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.57
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12400 or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
70 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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36 FPS
$34.69/FPS
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Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$154.45/FPS
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Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$42.76/FPS
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Core i5-12400
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$29.55/FPS
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64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$30.16/FPS
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$39.27/FPS
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$48.09/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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