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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1464 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 10% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-8700 - 194 vs 177 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $200.0 vs $899.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-12400F - $1.13 vs $4.64 per FPS
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.64/FPS
24%
Price, $
$899.99
22%
FPS Winner
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i7-8700
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
52 FPS
$19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$29.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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57 FPS
$16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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31 FPS
$26.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$832.73
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52 FPS
$21.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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52 FPS
$22.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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31 FPS
$34.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,058.99
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43 FPS
$23.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,002
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19 FPS
$40.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769.99
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66 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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