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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $384
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1491 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $140.0 vs $247.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-12700KF - $0.75 vs $1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8400 - 212 vs 186 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
186
87.73584905660378%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
64.1025641025641%
Price, $
$247.99
56%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700KF Gaming Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
53.56294536817102%
Multi-Core
4748
35.043176618200604%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-12700KF
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
165 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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88 FPS
$15.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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118 FPS
$10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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125 FPS
$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,359
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125 FPS
$17.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,229.97
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100 FPS
$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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186 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,299.99
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125 FPS
$15.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.97
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141 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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125 FPS
$11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,449.99
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