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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 Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 13% better in Rust than Core i7-10700F - 231 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $161.76 vs $225.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-10700F - $0.7 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$161.76
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel 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 |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i7-10700F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
72 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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94 FPS
$10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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104 FPS
$13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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47 FPS
$32.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,539
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130 FPS
$14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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55 FPS
$20.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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94 FPS
$12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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85 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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53 FPS
$39.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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83 FPS
$15.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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