Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 vs i5-12400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	620	not rated
Place by popularity	4	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	43.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	17.89	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	31 October 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.466 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	0.47 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	130 nm
Die size	163 mm2	269 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	no data	178 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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 Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2022	31 October 2004
Physical cores	6	1
Threads	12	2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt

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