i5-12400F vs Celeron E3500

Aggregate performance score

Celeron E3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.77
+1993%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Celeron E3500 by a whopping 1993% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3500 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2796617
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.9943.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.8617.91
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$62$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 1363% better value for money than Celeron E3500.

Detailed specifications

Celeron E3500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size82 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3500 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3500 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron E3500 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3500 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3500 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4800, 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 Celeron E3500 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version2.05.0 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.

Celeron E3500 0.61
i5-12400F 12.77
+1993%

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.

Celeron E3500 935
i5-12400F 19536
+1989%

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.

Celeron E3500 290
i5-12400F 2218
+665%

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.

Celeron E3500 443
i5-12400F 9084
+1951%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 12.77
Recency 29 August 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12

i5-12400F has a 1993.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3500 in performance tests.


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