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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 i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 1194 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $160.91 vs $265.49
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 122% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400 - 60 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 26% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400 - $4.42 vs $5.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
27
45%
Value, $/FPS
$5.96/FPS
74.16107382550335%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
60
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265.49
60%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 348674 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
60.35761011774967%
Multi-Core
4795
44.48051948051948%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i7-12700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
10 FPS
$129.9/FPS
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Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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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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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
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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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