i5-12400 vs Athlon 1133

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 1133 and Core i5-12400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated641
Place by popularitynot in top-10071
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data17.73
Architecture codenameThunderbird C (2000−2001)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date31 October 2000 (24 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$506no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 1133 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.13 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm10 nm
Die size120 mm2163 mm2
Number of transistors37 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 1133 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 configuration11
SocketA1700
Power consumption (TDP)63 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 1133 and Core i5-12400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon 1133 and Core i5-12400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 1133 and Core i5-12400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 1133 and Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 1133 and Core i5-12400.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 October 2000 4 January 2022
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 180 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 63 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 1133 has 3.2% lower power consumption.

i5-12400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 21 year, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

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