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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 4501 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 353% better in League of Legends than Core i7-870 - 272 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 75% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-870 - $0.41 vs $1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $100.0 vs $111.34
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
272
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.34
89%
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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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
60
22.058823529411764%
Value, $/FPS
$1.67/FPS
24.550898203592812%
Price, $
$100
100%
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Updated 1613 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
21.999087174806025%
Multi-Core
1575
17.67676767676768%
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-870
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
251 FPS
$3.71/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$2.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
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