Intel Core i7 10700K vs i5 12400
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 10700K with 8-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 12400 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 16% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
- Newer - released 1-year and 9-months later
- Around 31 GB/s (68%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
- 18% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1623 vs 1381 points
- Has 2048 KB larger L3 cache size
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | May 1, 2020 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-10700K | i5-12400 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | UHD Graphics 730 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 25x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1700 |
| TDP | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP | - | 117 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 192 |
| TMUs | 24 | 48 |
| ROPs | 3 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 45.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i7 10700K official page | Intel Core i5 12400 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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