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MSRP $324
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1552 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $80.00 vs $235.99
- Up to 64% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-12700F - $0.26 vs $0.72 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-8400 - 330 vs 310 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
330
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
36%
Price, $
$235.99
33%
FPS Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-12700F
With selected game settings
221 FPS
$5.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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221 FPS
$4.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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221 FPS
$5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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221 FPS
$5.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149
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244 FPS
$5.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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159 FPS
$6.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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296 FPS
$5.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,678.2
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221 FPS
$4.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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206 FPS
$6.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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159 FPS
$6.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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