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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3656 days newer than Pentium B970.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B970
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 68% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium B970 - 148 vs 88 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 12 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
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FPS and Value Winner
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B970
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B970 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium B970 or Core i5-12400F
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
$12.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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90 FPS
$12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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90 FPS
$9.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879
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81 FPS
$20.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
In Stock
68 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,219.96
In Stock
95 FPS
$9.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$912.95
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68 FPS
$15.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,021
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68 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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