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: NA

Overall Rank:
1970th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
1494th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
555th fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5477

Single Thread Rating

2078

Samples: 5377*
*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	14,323 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,052 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,321 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,608 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,422 KBytes/Sec
Physics	438 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,452 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,078 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 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!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	New HP Pavilion Desktop Computer 570, Intel Core i5-7400, 8GB RAM, 128SSD and 1TB HD, Windows 10	$679.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7400 All-in-One Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - 23.8" Full HD 1920 x 1080 -	$1402.24 (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)
	Dell OptiPlex 5000 5400 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 -	$795.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,723
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,867
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		5,477

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		2,078

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2578099 - Apr 24 2025		5868
BL2577974 - Apr 24 2025		5667
BL2577457 - Apr 24 2025		3959
BL2576698 - Apr 23 2025		4822
BL2574772 - Apr 23 2025		5675

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 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		5,477
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,267 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,813 (+24.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,746 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,554 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,023 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		4,318 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,097 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		5,193 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		4,939 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		4,715 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i3-7300 @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		4,508 (-17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,619 (+20.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,170
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,310
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,292
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,686
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,412
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		654

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