Intel Core i5 12400 vs Intel Core i5 9400
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12400, vs Intel Core i5 9400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 59.8 GOps/s | 26.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 46.6 GOps/s | 22.8 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 70 M primes/s | 36 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 22.7 M strings/s | 16.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 11.6 GB/s | 2.9 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 232 MB/s | 132.9 MB/s |
| Physics | 1133 frames/s | 624 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 157 M matrices/s | 117 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 879.2 MB/s | 423.9 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 65.6 KLines/s | 38.7 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 223.7 pages/s | 114.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 275.6 MP/sec | 167 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 225.9 pages/s | 141.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 49.5 frames/s | 35.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 81.2 frames/s | 49.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 15.1 MP/sec | 7.01 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 150.6 PPW | 81.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 295.1 PPW | 144.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 9.2 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 2.57 PPW | 1.23 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | January, 7, 2019 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | i5-12400 | i5-9400 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 730 | UHD Graphics 630 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 6 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 25x | 29x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB total | 9 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 117 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1151 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
DDR4-2666 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 41.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16 |
| Channels | n/a | 41422 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 12400 the clear winner in this comparison.
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