Intel Core i7 12700 vs Intel Core i5 12400
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12700, vs Intel Core i5 12400. 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 | 107.1 GOps/s | 59.8 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 81.7 GOps/s | 46.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 102 M primes/s | 70 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 39.3 M strings/s | 22.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 20.3 GB/s | 11.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 379.5 MB/s | 232 MB/s |
| Physics | 1571 frames/s | 1133 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 244 M matrices/s | 157 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 892.7 MB/s | 879.2 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 105.8 KLines/s | 65.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 284.6 pages/s | 223.7 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 385.9 MP/sec | 275.6 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 249.7 pages/s | 225.9 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 60.4 frames/s | 49.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 103.1 frames/s | 81.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 27.3 MP/sec | 15.1 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 198 PPW | 150.6 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 469.8 PPW | 295.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 16.4 PPW | 9.2 PPW |
| Blender / W | 4.15 PPW | 2.57 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 1, 2022 | January, 4, 2022 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700 | i5-12400 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 730 |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 12 | 6 |
| Threads count | 20 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21x | 25x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 25 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) | 180 W | 117 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR4-3200 - DDR5-4800 |
- 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
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 12700 the clear winner in this comparison.
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