Intel
Intel Core i5-7400
Intel's 65 W Kaby Lake desktop processor for LGA1151: 4 cores and 4 threads on a 14 nm process, 3.0 GHz base and up to 3.5 GHz boost, 6 MB cache, DDR4-2400 or DDR3L-1600 and HD Graphics 630. It launched in January 2017 at $182 with a locked multiplier.
Pros
- 4 cores with a 3.0 GHz base clock and boost up to 3.5 GHz
- 65 W TDP keeps power and cooling requirements modest
- Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 for display output without a discrete card
- PCIe 3.0 with 16 CPU lanes for a discrete graphics card
- Supports DDR4-2400 or DDR3L-1600 memory depending on the motherboard
Cons
- No Hyper-Threading, so only 4 threads against 8 on the Core i7-7700
- Locked multiplier, so no overclocking
- Boost tops out at 3.5 GHz, below the 3.8 GHz of the Core i5-7500
- Intel has retired and discontinued the boxed version, leaving only the tray listing
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i5-7400
General
- Announced
- 2017
- Socket
- LGA1151
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
- Cooler included
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 4
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 4
- Base clock
- 3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 3.5 GHz
- L2 cache
- 1 MB
- L3 cache
- 6 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel HD Graphics 630
- iGPU clock
- 1,000 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2400 / DDR3L-1600
- Max memory
- 64 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 16
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 5,482Bottom 4%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 2,067Bottom 5%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-7400 good in 2026?
The Intel Core i5-7400 earns an Inno Score of 22/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's 65 W Kaby Lake desktop processor for LGA1151: 4 cores and 4 threads on a 14 nm process, 3.0 GHz base and up to 3.5 GHz boost, 6 MB cache, DDR4-2400 or DDR3L-1600 and HD Graphics 630. It launched in January 2017 at $182 with a locked multiplier.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i5-7400?
Cores: 4 · Threads: 4 · Boost clock: 3.5 GHz · Socket: LGA1151
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i5-7400?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-4590, AMD Ryzen 3 1200, AMD Ryzen 3 2200G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
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