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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 294 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 0% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-12400 - 205 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $153.0 vs $241.05
- Up to 36% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-11700K - $0.75 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
63.55932203389831%
Price, $
$241.05
63%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
204
99.51219512195122%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$153
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Updated 348554 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2179
98.19738621000451%
Multi-Core
8847
90.22027330205997%
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i5-12400
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
81 FPS
$13.57/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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64 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
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81 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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81 FPS
$10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
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144 FPS
$20.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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63 FPS
$13.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
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143 FPS
$20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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81 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
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133 FPS
$10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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63 FPS
$22.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
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