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

Key Specs Intel Core i7 12700F and Intel Core i5 10400F
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 i7 12700F
1850
Intel Core i5 10400F
1110
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700F
20658
Intel Core i5 10400F
7610
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700F
3853
Intel Core i5 10400F
2542
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700F
30469
Intel Core i5 10400F
12142
Integer Math106.9 GOps/s41.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math81.8 GOps/s26 GOps/s
Prime Number Search98 M primes/s35 M primes/s
Random String Sort39.9 M strings/s23.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption20.2 GB/s4.1 GB/s
Data Compression385.2 MB/s186.1 MB/s
Physics1482 frames/s698 frames/s
Extended Instructions248 M matrices/s125 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700F
2605
Intel Core i5 10400F
1459
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700F
13076
Intel Core i5 10400F
6263
File Compression829.9 MB/s452.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation120.8 KLines/s50.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser264.9 pages/s139.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering390.3 MP/sec190.7 MP/sec
Text Processing261.8 pages/s151 pages/s
Background Blur61.7 frames/s33.8 frames/s
Photo Processing98.8 frames/s51.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing28.4 MP/sec10.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12700F
276.63
Intel Core i5 10400F
112

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
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

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 2.1 GHz 2.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz 4.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency1.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count126
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier21x29x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache12 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache25 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

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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