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.
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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: 121.70

Overall Rank:
1890th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
1415th fastest in single threading out of 4989 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: 5093*
*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	14,347 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,060 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,336 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,605 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,522 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 18th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th 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 -	$1412.13 (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)
	HP Pavilion 570-p000 Desktop \| Core i5-7400 - 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD Hard Drive - 8GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 3.5 GHz Win 10 Home Black	$1187.07 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk 400 G4 SFF Desktop \| Core i5-7400 - 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 3.5 GHz Win 10 Pro Black	$1175.84 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,849
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,380
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,558
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,113
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,209
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,723
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		5,475

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		217.26
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		196.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.41
Intel Core i9-12900K		140.75
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		121.70
Intel Core i9-13900K		108.98
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.49
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.09
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
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
BL2417279 - Feb 15 2025		5677
BL5086923 - Feb 15 2025		5613
BL2416882 - Feb 15 2025		5043
BL2416614 - Feb 15 2025		4987
BL2415789 - Feb 15 2025		5822

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 18th 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		6,270 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,033 (+10.2%)
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		5,372 (-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		6,752 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		6,544 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7400		5,208 (-4.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,600
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,588
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,168
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,012
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		654

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