Intel Core i7 12700F vs Intel Core i5 10400F
Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12700F, vs Intel Core i5 10400F. 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 | 106.9 GOps/s | 41.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 81.8 GOps/s | 26 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 98 M primes/s | 35 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 39.9 M strings/s | 23.2 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 20.2 GB/s | 4.1 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 385.2 MB/s | 186.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 1482 frames/s | 698 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 248 M matrices/s | 125 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 829.9 MB/s | 452.1 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 120.8 KLines/s | 50.3 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 264.9 pages/s | 139.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 390.3 MP/sec | 190.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 261.8 pages/s | 151 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 61.7 frames/s | 33.8 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 98.8 frames/s | 51.9 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 28.4 MP/sec | 10.3 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 201.2 PPW | 96.4 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 468.8 PPW | 186.8 PPW |
| Blender / W | 4.26 PPW | 1.72 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | May, 1, 2020 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700F | i5-10400F |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.8 GHz | 4.3 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 |
| Bandwidth | n/a | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 21x | 29x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB total | 12 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 180 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 i7 12700F the clear winner in this comparison.
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