Intel 300 vs Intel Core i5-12400

Comparative analysis of Intel 300 and Intel Core i5-12400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel 300

Intel Core i5-12400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel 300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 46 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 4 Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3516 vs 3235
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19344 vs 7160

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	480 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB vs 6 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3516 vs 3235
PassMark - CPU mark	19344 vs 7160

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel 300
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3235

3516

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7160

19344

Name	Intel 300	Intel Core i5-12400
PassMark - Single thread mark	3235	3516
PassMark - CPU mark	7160	19344
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel 300	Intel Core i5-12400
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	$221
Place in performance rating	648	634
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i5-12400
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz
Die size	163 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	480 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	7.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum frequency		4.40 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x4692 / 0x4682
Execution Units		24
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 730
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)