Intel Core i7 12700F vs i5 13400F
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 12700F with 12-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 13400F with 10-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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700F
- Has 5120 KB larger L3 cache size
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400F
- Newer - released 1-year later
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 850.6 MB/sec | 738.3 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 113 Klines/sec | 88.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 266.3 pages/sec | 235.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 358.7 Mpixels/sec | 344.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 243.6 pages/sec | 247.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 58.5 images/sec | 54.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 85.6 images/sec | 102 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 27.2 Mpixels/sec | 20 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 107.3 GOps/sec | 80.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 82.6 GOps/sec | 61.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 101M Primes/sec | 85M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 41.1M Strings/sec | 33.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 20.6 GBytes/sec | 17 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 391.5 MBytes/sec | 318.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1485 Frames/sec | 1444 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 25.3B Matrices/sec | 20.1B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700F and i5 13400FGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 1, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i7-12700F | i5-13400F |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
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 | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 16 |
| 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) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 180 W | 148 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| 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 13400F official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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