i5-12600KF vs A9-9400 SoC

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Core i5-10400F Core i5-12400 Core i5-12400F Core i5-12490F Core i5-12500 Core i5-12500T Core i5-12600 Core i5-12600K Core i5-12600KF Core i5-12600T Core i5-13400F Core i5-13600K

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A9-9400 SoC A9-9400 SoC
i5-12600KF i5-12600KF

Primary details

Comparing A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated352
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.64
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data13.30
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache160 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)9.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size125 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF 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 configuration11
SocketFT4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon R5 3CUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes820

Pros & cons summary

Recency 31 May 2016 4 November 2021
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 125 Watt

A9-9400 SoC has 1150% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 400% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A9-9400 SoC and Core i5-12600KF. We've got no test results to judge.

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