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Intel Core i7 12700F vs i5 12400F

Intel Core i7 12700F
VS
Intel Core i5 12400F
Intel Core i7 12700F
Intel Core i5 12400F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 12700F with 12-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 12400F with 6-cores. 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
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

What are the key differences between 12400F and 12700F
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700F
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 7168 KB larger L3 cache size
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700F +71%
20458
Core i5 12400F
11929
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700F +58%
31046
Core i5 12400F
19607
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700F +45%
12358
Core i5 12400F
8524
Submit your Cinebench R23 result

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700F and i5 12400F

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 1, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700F i5-12400F
Integrated GPU No No

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 6
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (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 180 W 117 W
Peak temperature 100°C 100°C

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 No No

Misc

Official site Intel Core i7 12700F official page Intel Core i5 12400F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Total votes: 90

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Comments

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