Intel Core i9 12900F vs Intel Core i5 12400F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-12400F
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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117 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
25x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
1,647
Cinebench R23
26,455
12,344
Geekbench 6
2,572
2,301
Geekbench 6
13,687
9,475
Geekbench 5
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1,628
Geekbench 5
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8,519
Cinebench 2024
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102
Blender
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210
Passmark CPU
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3,513
Passmark CPU
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19,551
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.