intel core i5 12400 vs intel core i3 12100

Intel Core i5 12400
VS
Intel Core i3 12100
Intel Core i5 12400
Intel Core i3 12100

We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 12400 (Desktop) 6-cores against Intel Core i3 12100 (Desktop) 4-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i5 12400 and Intel Core i3 12100
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than the Intel Core i5 12400 – 60 vs 65 Watt

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
core i5 12400 +33%
12049
core i3 12100
8084
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
core i5 12400 +26%
19566
core i3 12100
14389
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
core i5 12400 +27%
8737
core i3 12100
6391

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i5 12400 and core i3 12100

General

Intel Core i5 12400 Intel Core i3 12100
Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4 2022 January 4 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Alder Lake-S
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 730

Performance

Intel Core i5 12400 Intel Core i3 12100
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Base Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18 MB (shared) 12 MB (shared)

Power

Intel Core i5 12400 Intel Core i3 12100
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm Intel 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 W 60 W
Max. temperature 100°C 100°C

Memory support

Intel Core i5 12400 Intel Core i3 12100
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Intel Core i5 12400 Intel Core i3 12100
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.45 MHz 1.4 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
core i5 12400
0.35 TFLOPS
core i3 12100
0.35 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i5 12400 Intel Core i3 12100
Official site Intel Core i5 12400 official page Intel Core i3 12100 official page
PCI Express Version
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 12100 or Intel Core i5 12400?