i5-12400F vs i3-8000

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i3-8000 i3-8000
i5-12400F i5-12400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8000 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated620
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data17.89
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 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

Core i3-8000 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 speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8000 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8000 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++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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

Core i3-8000 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 Core i3-8000 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 Core i3-8000 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8000 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 September 2018 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12

i5-12400F has an age advantage of 3 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-8000 and Core i5-12400F. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-8000 and Core i5-12400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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