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MSRP $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1464 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-8700 - 217 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $111.34 vs $129.57
- Up to 19% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-8700 - $0.51 vs $0.63 per FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/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
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700 | vs | Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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