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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 4013 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $45.0 vs $219.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 27% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2300 - 200 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2300 - 20 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
510
21.591871295512277%
Multi-Core
1490
12.92617333217663%
Intel Core i5-2300 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2300 or Core i7-12700F
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
92 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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151 FPS
$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,963.48
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92 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$13.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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92 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
$19.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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128 FPS
$16.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,088
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