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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700KF.
Advantages of Core i7-10700KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 17% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-10700KF - 474 vs 405 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-10700KF - $111.34 vs $216.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-10700KF - $0.23 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
474
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-10700KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-10700KF | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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