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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 9% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-7700 - 378 vs 348 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $153.0 vs $167.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-7700 - $0.4 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
378
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/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 280185 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i5-12400
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
142 FPS
$7.74/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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90 FPS
$8.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
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142 FPS
$12.67/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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142 FPS
$5.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
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86 FPS
$10/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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142 FPS
$7.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
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86 FPS
$16.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
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142 FPS
$9.43/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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