Intel Core i5 14400F vs Intel Core i5 12400F

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14400F, vs Intel Core i5 12400F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 14400F and Intel Core i5 12400F
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 14400F
1816
Intel Core i5 12400F
1704
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
16252
Intel Core i5 12400F
12047
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
103
Intel Core i5 12400F
88
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
867
Intel Core i5 12400F
620
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
3719
Intel Core i5 12400F
3487
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
25743
Intel Core i5 12400F
19465
Integer Math81.8 GOps/s60 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math61.5 GOps/s46.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search89 M primes/s72 M primes/s
Random String Sort32.6 M strings/s22.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption17 GB/s11.7 GB/s
Data Compression316.5 MB/s233.9 MB/s
Physics1602 frames/s1207 frames/s
Extended Instructions20 M matrices/s158 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
2402
Intel Core i5 12400F
2300
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
12600
Intel Core i5 12400F
9477
File Compression1180 MB/s789 MB/s
Clang Compilation82.1 KLines/s69.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser322.7 pages/s221 pages/s
PDF Rendering378.8 MP/sec263.7 MP/sec
Text Processing241.4 pages/s230 pages/s
Background Blur54.2 frames/s49.5 frames/s
Photo Processing125.5 frames/s77.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing19.6 MP/sec16.2 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 14400F
196.47
Intel Core i5 12400F
161.36

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 193.8 PPW 145.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 396 PPW 299.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 13.3 PPW 9.5 PPW
Blender / W 3.02 PPW 2.48 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 4, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Model number i5-14400F i5-12400F
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count106
Threads count1612
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x25x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache20 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 148 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 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No 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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