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Intel Core i5 12600 vs i5 12400F

Intel Core i5 12600
VS
Intel Core i5 12400F
Intel Core i5 12600
Intel Core i5 12400F

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 12600 against the 2.5 GHz i5 12400F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12400F and 12600
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1802 vs 1638 points

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12600 +12%
13507
Core i5 12400F
12082
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12600 +9%
21513
Core i5 12400F
19759
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Core i5 12600 +10%
1818
Core i5 12400F
1651
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12600 and i5 12400F

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-12600 i5-12400F
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
TDP 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP 117 W 117 W
Peak temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12600
0.78 TFLOPS
Core i5 12400F
n/a

Memory Support

Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i5 12600 official page Intel Core i5 12400F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12400F or i5 12600?
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