i5-12400F vs Athlon X4 970

Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 970
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.66
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+640%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Athlon X4 970 by a whopping 640% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2062621
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.83
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.4217.89
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F 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 speed3.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F. 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++
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

Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F 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 Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F 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 Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 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.

Athlon X4 970 1.66
i5-12400F 12.29
+640%

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.

Athlon X4 970 2644
i5-12400F 19525
+638%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 12.29
Recency 27 July 2017 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12

i5-12400F has a 640.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 970 in performance tests.


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