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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F and the more expensive Core i5-12400F have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-12400F - 461 vs 453 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $249.99 vs $899.99
- Up to 73% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-12400F - $0.54 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
461
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-12700F
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
210 FPS
$4.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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219 FPS
$5.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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219 FPS
$5.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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287 FPS
$4.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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201 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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247 FPS
$5.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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169 FPS
$5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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333 FPS
$5.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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219 FPS
$5.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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176 FPS
$6.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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