i5-12400 vs i7-2649M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated641
Place by popularitynot in top-10071
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiencyno data17.72
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$346no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size149 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors624 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400 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
SocketFCBGA10231700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400 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 i7-2649M and Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8.01 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 4.16
Recency 3 January 2011 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

i7-2649M has 160% lower power consumption.

i5-12400, on the other hand, has 530.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-2649M and Core i5-12400. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-2649M is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400 is a desktop one.


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