Intel Core i5 9400F vs Intel Core i5 12500E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
1396
Intel Core i5 12500E
+16%
1625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
5142
Intel Core i5 12500E
+55%
8002
General Parameters
Jan 2019
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i5-9400F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
-
-
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
-
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
-
6
Performance Core Threads
-
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
29
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
7.5 MB
9 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 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
1450 MHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Execution Units
32
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
