Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core i7-12700F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14400F and Intel Core i7-12700F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14400F

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs 4 Jan 2022

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700F

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3871 vs 3709
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30693 vs 25753
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 10
Number of threads 20 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 960 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 15 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache 25 MB vs 20 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3871 vs 3709
PassMark - CPU mark 30693 vs 25753

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14400F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12700F

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3709
3871
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25753
30693
Name Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i7-12700F
PassMark - Single thread mark 3709 3871
PassMark - CPU mark 25753 30693
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 9471

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i7-12700F

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $196 $355
Place in performance rating 252 273
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Processor Number i7-12700F
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Die size 215 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 960 KB
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) 15 MB
L3 cache 20 MB (shared) 25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz 4.90 GHz
Number of cores 10 12
Number of threads 16 20
Unlocked
64 bit support

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) 65 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

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)