Intel Core i5 12500 vs Intel Core i5 12400F
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12500, vs Intel Core i5 12400F. 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 | 61.8 GOps/s | 60 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 48.1 GOps/s | 46.8 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 73 M primes/s | 72 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 23.5 M strings/s | 22.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 12.1 GB/s | 11.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 239.9 MB/s | 233.9 MB/s |
| Physics | 1182 frames/s | 1207 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 161 M matrices/s | 158 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 795 MB/s | 789 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 71.5 KLines/s | 69.9 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 237.9 pages/s | 221 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 263.4 MP/sec | 263.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 242.7 pages/s | 230 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 52.4 frames/s | 49.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 91.2 frames/s | 77.9 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 16.5 MP/sec | 16.2 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 156.4 PPW | 145.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 305.6 PPW | 299.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 9.5 PPW |
| Blender / W | 2.66 PPW | 2.48 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | January, 4, 2022 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-12500 | i5-12400F |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | No |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 25x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB total | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 117 W | 117 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 76.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Results
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