Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Core i5 12400

Compared 2 processors: Intel Processor N100, vs Intel Core i5 12400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Processor N100 and Intel Core i5 12400
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 Processor N100
930
Intel Core i5 12400
1710
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N100
2949
Intel Core i5 12400
12023
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
60
Intel Core i5 12400
99
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
195
Intel Core i5 12400
598
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
1914
Intel Core i5 12400
3499
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N100
5417
Intel Core i5 12400
19180
Integer Math16.2 GOps/s59.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math10.9 GOps/s46.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search22 M primes/s70 M primes/s
Random String Sort7.3 M strings/s22.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption4.1 GB/s11.6 GB/s
Data Compression58.4 MB/s232 MB/s
Physics395 frames/s1133 frames/s
Extended Instructions3 M matrices/s157 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
1216
Intel Core i5 12400
2245
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N100
2595
Intel Core i5 12400
9788
File Compression227.3 MB/s879.2 MB/s
Clang Compilation12.6 KLines/s65.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser65.5 pages/s223.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering86.6 MP/sec275.6 MP/sec
Text Processing144.1 pages/s225.9 pages/s
Background Blur11.6 frames/s49.5 frames/s
Photo Processing22.6 frames/s81.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing3.1 MP/sec15.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Processor N100
34.3
Intel Core i5 12400
166.74

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 432.5 PPW 150.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 902.8 PPW 295.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 32.5 PPW 9.2 PPW
Blender / W 5.72 PPW 2.57 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 3, 2023 January, 4, 2022
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number N100 i5-12400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) UHD Graphics 730

Processor

Performance cores
Cores n/a 6
Threads n/a 12
Frequency n/a 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency3.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count46
Threads count412
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x25x
L1 cache96 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 117 W
Socket BGA-1264 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 16 GB 128 GB
Channels 1 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 9 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 12400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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