N200 vs i5-12400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and N200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	621	1599
Place by popularity	4	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.83	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	17.89	50.63
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	no data
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and N200 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	no data
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	163 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and N200 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and N200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F and N200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and N200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and N200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12400F and N200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12400F and N200 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12400F and N200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and N200.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.29	3.21
Recency	4 January 2022	1 January 2023
Threads	12	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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