i5-12400 vs A8-7200P

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7200P
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.36
Core i5-12400
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.18
+796%

Core i5-12400 outperforms A8-7200P by a whopping 796% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2238631
Place by popularitynot in top-10062
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Kaverino data
Power efficiency3.6817.73
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size245 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature102 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 730
iGPU core count4no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-7200P 1.36
i5-12400 12.18
+796%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-7200P 2154
i5-12400 19355
+799%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-7200P 379
i5-12400 2203
+481%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-7200P 1020
i5-12400 8830
+766%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 12.18
Recency 4 June 2014 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-7200P has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12400, on the other hand, has a 795.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-12400 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7200P in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-7200P is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-7200P and Core i5-12400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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