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$153
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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MSRP in USD: $333
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 987 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 70% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700 - 56 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $153.0 vs $260.26
- Up to 65% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-9700 - $2.73 vs $7.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 348669 minutes ago
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
33
58.92857142857143%
Value, $/FPS
$7.89/FPS
34.60076045627377%
Price, $
$260.26
58%
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $260.26 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348670 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1556
71.40890316659018%
Multi-Core
6217
70.27240872612185%
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Core i7-9700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1099/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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1 FPS
$769.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
1 FPS
$839/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
1 FPS
$859.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1097.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
1 FPS
$1439/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
1 FPS
$1339/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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