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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4771 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4771 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3047 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4771.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4771
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $129.0 vs $161.57
- Up to 12% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-12400 - $0.79 vs $0.9 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 10% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-4771 - 180 vs 164 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4771 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4771 - 12 vs 8 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Core i7-4771 3.5 3 LGA 1150 Processor, 8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz (BX80646I74771)
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-4771
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4771 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4771 or Core i5-12400
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
52 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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79 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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79 FPS
$15.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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68 FPS
$17.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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79 FPS
$18.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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68 FPS
$16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,119.99
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68 FPS
$15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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68 FPS
$13.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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68 FPS
$19.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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68 FPS
$26.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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