Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i9 7900X

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Intel Core i5 12400F Intel Core i9 7900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12400F 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 14MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +36%

1647

Intel Core i9 7900X

1203

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +4%

12344

Intel Core i9 7900X

11804

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +73%

2301

Intel Core i9 7900X

1323

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +11%

9475

Intel Core i9 7900X

8536

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +44%

1628

Intel Core i9 7900X

1127

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

8519

Intel Core i9 7900X +19%

10189

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +37%

3513

Intel Core i9 7900X

2556

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

19551

Intel Core i9 7900X +7%

20991

Intel Core i5 12400F

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Intel Core i9 7900X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

May 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Skylake

i5-12400F

Processor Number

i9-7900X

LGA-1700

Socket

LGA-2066

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

LGA-2066

65 W

Power Consumption

140 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

10

12

Performance Core Threads

20

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

33x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

14 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400F

Official Website

Intel Core i9 7900X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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