Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i7-11700F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Core i7-11700F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12400

Intel Core i7-11700F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3529 vs 3291

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 16 Mar 2021
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3529 vs 3291

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-11700F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21053 vs 19418
Around 29% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7665 vs 5938

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.90 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 480 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21053 vs 19418
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7665 vs 5938

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12400
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-11700F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3529

3291

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19418

21053

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5938

7665

Name	Intel Core i5-12400	Intel Core i7-11700F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3529	3291
PassMark - CPU mark	19418	21053
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5938	7665

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12400	Intel Core i7-11700F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Rocket Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	16 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$221	$298 - $308
Place in performance rating	613	603
Processor Number	i5-12400	i7-11700F
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2019C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)