i9-10900E vs i5-12400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+0.2%
Core i9-10900E
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
12.26

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking631632
Place by popularity2not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.2112.69
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency17.8917.85
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 264% better value for money than i9-10900E.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm14 nm
Die size163 mm2206 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E 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
SocketFCLGA17001200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i5-12400F 12.29
+0.2%
i9-10900E 12.26

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.

i5-12400F 19520
+0.3%
i9-10900E 19469

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.

i5-12400F 2219
+41.2%
i9-10900E 1572

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.

i5-12400F 9101
+7.3%
i9-10900E 8485

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.29 12.26
Recency 4 January 2022 30 April 2020
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 20

i5-12400F has a 0.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

i9-10900E, on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-12400F and Core i9-10900E.


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