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Intel logo Core i7-12700
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Intel logo Core i5-8400

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General information Core i7-12700 Core i5-8400
Launched Q1 2022 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Clock 2.1 GHz 25 % 2.8 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 18.4 %
Cores 12 0 % 6 50 %
Threads 20 0 % 6 70 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 25 MB
1 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i7-12700 Core i5-8400
Overall Score 66817 0 % 49425 26 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 62 % 27.9 %
Benchmark Score 19932 0 % 5967 70.1 %
Single Thread Score 3900.3 0 % 2366.3 39.3 %
Encrypting Data 20655.3 MB/s 0 % 2776.9 MB/s 86.6 %
Compressing Data 376.4 MB/s 0 % 128.8 MB/s 65.8 %
String objects sorting 39933.9 thousand/s 0 % 16142.8 thousand/s 59.6 %
Prime numbers generation 104.4 millions/s 0 % 37 millions/s 64.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 107153 millions/s 0 % 25916.2 millions/s 75.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 82896.4 millions/s 0 % 21806.7 millions/s 73.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-12700, Core i5-8400.

Average frames per second Core i7-12700 Core i5-8400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.2 FPS 101.5 FPS
High settings 245.1 FPS 162.3 FPS
Medium settings 306.4 FPS 202.9 FPS
Low settings 383.0 FPS 253.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-12700 Core i5-8400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.2 FPS 137.6 FPS
High settings 269.2 FPS 220.2 FPS
Medium settings 336.5 FPS 275.2 FPS
Low settings 420.6 FPS 344.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.2 %
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