Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i9-10980XE
Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Core i9-10980XE 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400
- Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 86°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3519 vs 2652
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C vs 86°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 165 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3519 vs 2652 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10980XE
- 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
- 24 more threads: 36 vs 12
- Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
- 2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 128 GB
- Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32787 vs 19362
- Around 80% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10602 vs 5906
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 18 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 36 vs 12 |
Maximum frequency | 4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz |
L1 cache | 1152 KB vs 480 KB |
L2 cache | 18 MB vs 7.5 MB |
L3 cache | 24.75 MB vs 18 MB |
Maximum memory size | 256 GB vs 128 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32787 vs 19362 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 10602 vs 5906 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12400
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10980XE
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | Intel Core i5-12400 | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3519 | 2652 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 19362 | 32787 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 5906 | 10602 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1173 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 15885 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Core i5-12400 | Intel Core i9-10980XE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Alder Lake | Cascade Lake |
Launch date | 4 Jan 2022 | Q4'19 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $221 | $979 |
Place in performance rating | 635 | 612 |
Processor Number | i5-12400 | i9-10980XE |
Series | 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors | Intel Core X-series Processors |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
L1 cache | 480 KB | 1152 KB |
L2 cache | 7.5 MB | 18 MB |
L3 cache | 18 MB | 24.75 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | 86°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.40 GHz | 4.60 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 18 |
Number of threads | 12 | 36 |
Base frequency | 3.00 GHz | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
Supported memory types | Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s | DDR4-2933 |
Graphics |
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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 |
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Number of displays supported | 4 | |
Graphics image quality |
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Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Package Size | 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1700 | FCLGA2066 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2020C | PCG 2017X |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 48 |
PCI Express revision | 5.0 and 4.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | 1S Only |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Secure Boot | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units | 2 | |
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |