Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12400

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

Intel Core i5-12400F

Intel Core i5-12400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400F

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3630 vs 3499
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19680 vs 19176

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630 vs 3499
PassMark - CPU mark	19680 vs 19176
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5915 vs 5897

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3630

3499

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19680

19176

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5915

5897

Name	Intel Core i5-12400F	Intel Core i5-12400
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630	3499
PassMark - CPU mark	19680	19176
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5915	5897

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12400F	Intel Core i5-12400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$194	$221
Place in performance rating	581	629
Processor Number	i5-12400F	i5-12400
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	480 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
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 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)
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