Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i3 10105F

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12400F, vs Intel Core i3 10105F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 12400F and Intel Core i3 10105F
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
1704
Intel Core i3 10105F
1168
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
12047
Intel Core i3 10105F
5737
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
88
Intel Core i3 10105F
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
620
Intel Core i3 10105F
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
3487
Intel Core i3 10105F
2649
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
19465
Intel Core i3 10105F
8936
Integer Math60 GOps/s28.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math46.8 GOps/s18.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search72 M primes/s25 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.9 M strings/s16.4 M strings/s
Data Encryption11.7 GB/s3 GB/s
Data Compression233.9 MB/s130.8 MB/s
Physics1207 frames/s571 frames/s
Extended Instructions158 M matrices/s88 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
2300
Intel Core i3 10105F
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 12400F
9477
Intel Core i3 10105F
4889
File Compression789 MB/s364.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation69.9 KLines/s32.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser221 pages/s111.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering263.7 MP/sec159.2 MP/sec
Text Processing230 pages/s154.5 pages/s
Background Blur49.5 frames/s27.8 frames/s
Photo Processing77.9 frames/s49.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing16.2 MP/sec7.06 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 12400F
161.36
Intel Core i3 10105F
74.27

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 145.8 PPW 75.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 299.5 PPW 137.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 9.5 PPW n/a
Blender / W 2.48 PPW 1.14 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 4, 2022 February, 15, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Comet Lake
Model number i5-12400F i3-10105F
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
General
Cores count64
Threads count128
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier25x37x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB total6 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 117 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1200
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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 12400F the clear winner in this comparison.

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