Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-7400 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 121.69

Overall Rank:
1889th fastest in multithreading out of 4984 CPUs
1416th fastest in single threading out of 4984 CPUs
531st fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $44.99 USD (2025-01-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5475

Single Thread Rating

2081

Samples: 5070*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,332
Thread: 1,951

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	14,348 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,061 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,336 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,604 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,521 KBytes/Sec
Physics	439 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,448 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,081 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$180.01 USD	Buy Now!
	$44.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7400 All-in-One Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - 23.8" Full HD 1920 x 1080 -	$1411.93 (www.amazon.com)
	New HP Pavilion Desktop Computer 570, Intel Core i5-7400, 8GB RAM, 128SSD and 1TB HD, Windows 10	$679.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Power Gaming Tower, Intel Core i5-7400, NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB Graphics, 8 GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 10	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7400 All-in-One Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - 23.8" Full HD 1920 x 1080 -	$895.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Desktop Computer, Intel Core i7-7700, 12GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 10 (570-p030, Black)	$981.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,825
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,574
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,215
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,150
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		5,475

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		190.94
Intel Core i9-12900K		145.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		144.16
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.90
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		121.69
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		52.88
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		2,081

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2398798 - Feb 08 2025		6076
BL2398282 - Feb 07 2025		4902
BL2398184 - Feb 07 2025		4757
BL2397819 - Feb 07 2025		4804
BL2397759 - Feb 07 2025		5910

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		5,475
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,100 (+11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,275 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,032 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		5,693 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		5,570 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		5,373 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		5,232 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		4,320 (-21.1%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-7400		3,626 (-33.8%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,815 (+24.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,751 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,539 (+19.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,636
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,525
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,300
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,033
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		654

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz

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