Intel Core i5 9400F vs Intel Core i7 12700E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz 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 9400F 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Intel Core i7 12700E '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 (25MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
1396
Intel Core i7 12700E
+29%
1812
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
5142
Intel Core i7 12700E
+97%
10177
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 i7 (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
215 mm²
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.1 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
6
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
21
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB
9 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 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
1500 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
-
-
