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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 15% better in Starfield than Core i7-10700F - 71 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $111.99 vs $201.99
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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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
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1612
73.57371063441352%
Multi-Core
7231
81.15600448933782%
Intel Core i5-12400F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-10700F
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
25 FPS
$54.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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25 FPS
$31.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799
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5 FPS
$277.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,387
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25 FPS
$34.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859
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20 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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14 FPS
$50.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$705.59
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20 FPS
$52.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,047.99
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14 FPS
$70.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$989
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32 FPS
$31.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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42 FPS
$38.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,603.46
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