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$110
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1848 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $110.0 vs $265.49
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 200% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-7400 - 60 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-7400 - $4.42 vs $5.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
20
33.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$5.5/FPS
80.36363636363636%
Price, $
$110
100%
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
60
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265.49
41%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for $265.49 on Amazon
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Updated 348511 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
51.286524204099436%
Multi-Core
3232
29.981447124304268%
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-7400 or Core i7-12700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
10 FPS
$129.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299
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10 FPS
$124.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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8 FPS
$212.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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8 FPS
$250/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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1 FPS
$1999/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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1 FPS
$959.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$959.99
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1 FPS
$1449/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
24 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449
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1 FPS
$1699/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
In Stock
10 FPS
$118.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184
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1 FPS
$1139/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,139
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