Intel Core i7 12700F vs i5 12400F
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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.
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 power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700F
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
- 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2605 vs 2300 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#129th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 829.9 MB/sec | 789 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 120.8 Klines/sec | 69.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264.9 pages/sec | 221 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 390.3 Mpixels/sec | 263.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 261.8 pages/sec | 230 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 61.7 images/sec | 49.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 98.8 images/sec | 77.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 28.4 Mpixels/sec | 16.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 107.1 GOps/sec | 60.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 81.6 GOps/sec | 46.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 96M Primes/sec | 74M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 39.5M Strings/sec | 23.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 20 GBytes/sec | 11.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 379.5 MBytes/sec | 233.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1468 Frames/sec | 1257 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 24.4B Matrices/sec | 15.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17 PPW | 9.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 201.2 PPW | 145.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 463.8 PPW | 300.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.26 PPW | 2.48 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 12700F
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i5 12400F
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-24 (Ecstatify) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2918 / 13277 |
| 📘 2025-08-17 (Olini) | Cinebench 2024 | 101 / 664 |
| 📘 2025-07-21 (Rolling Manatee) | Cinebench 2024 | 95 / 640 |
| 📘 2025-05-12 (inoklike) | Cinebench 2024 | 93 / 646 |
| 📘 2025-03-04 (RD) | Cinebench 2024 | 88 / 620 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700F and i5 12400FGeneral
| 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 | i7-12700F | i5-12400F |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F |
Intel CPU rating (77th and 163rd place)
CPU
| 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 |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| 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 |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 180 W | 117 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (77th and 108th place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| 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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