Processor N100 vs i5-12400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+406%
Processor N100
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.43

Core i5-12400F outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 406% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6311776
Place by popularity2not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency17.8938.33
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180$128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Processor N100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.5 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Die size163 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Processor N100 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
SocketFCLGA1700Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Processor N100. 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++
FMA-+
AVX++
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 Processor N100 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 Processor N100 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 Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR4, DDR5
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 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Processor N100.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
PCI Express lanes209

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
+406%
Processor N100 2.43

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-12400F 8389
+72.3%
Processor N100 4869

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-12400F 40690
+263%
Processor N100 11207

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-12400F 11892
+146%
Processor N100 4838

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-12400F 4.08
+298%
Processor N100 16.22

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-12400F 20
+382%
Processor N100 4

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-12400F 1759
+338%
Processor N100 402

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-12400F 244
+65%
Processor N100 148

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-12400F 2.95
+67.6%
Processor N100 1.76

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-12400F 9.3
+221%
Processor N100 2.9

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-12400F 7816
+230%
Processor N100 2372

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-12400F 101
+321%
Processor N100 24

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-12400F 253
+108%
Processor N100 121

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-12400F 9517
+236%
Processor N100 2829

Blender(-)

i5-12400F 269
Processor N100 1199
+346%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-12400F 1742
+76.7%
Processor N100 986

7-Zip Single

i5-12400F 5476
+49.9%
Processor N100 3654

7-Zip

i5-12400F 45043
+286%
Processor N100 11664

WebXPRT 3

i5-12400F 272
+59.2%
Processor N100 171

CrossMark Overall

i5-12400F 1762
+124%
Processor N100 786

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-12400F 235
+75%
Processor N100 134

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-12400F 430
Processor N100 2067
+381%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.29 2.43
Recency 4 January 2022 3 January 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

i5-12400F has a 405.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-12400F is a desktop processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-12400F and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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