Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i7 12700E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i7 12700E with 12 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12400F 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Intel Core i7 12700E 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4800)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 18MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12400F
+26%
2301
Intel Core i7 12700E
1812
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12400F
9475
Intel Core i7 12700E
+7%
10177
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i5-12400F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
No
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i7 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
-
-
-
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
215 mm²
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
21
-
-
-
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Execution Units
32
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
5
20
PCIe Lanes
20
-
-
-
-
