i5-12400F vs Microsoft SQ1

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Aggregate performance score

Microsoft SQ1
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 3000 Watt
3.77
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.76
+238%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a whopping 238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1484615
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data45.56
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragonno data
Power efficiency0.1117.90
Architecture codenameCortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 October 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)3000 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardQualcomm Adreno 685no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Microsoft SQ1 3.77
i5-12400F 12.76
+238%

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.

Microsoft SQ1 5763
i5-12400F 19529
+239%

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.

Microsoft SQ1 537
i5-12400F 8389
+1462%

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.

Microsoft SQ1 4276
i5-12400F 40690
+852%

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.

Microsoft SQ1 14.2
i5-12400F 4.08
+248%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Microsoft SQ1 2875
i5-12400F 9517
+231%

WebXPRT 3

Microsoft SQ1 116
i5-12400F 272
+134%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.77 12.76
Recency 2 October 2019 4 January 2022
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 3000 Watt 65 Watt

Microsoft SQ1 has 33.3% more physical cores.

i5-12400F, on the other hand, has a 238.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more threads, and 4515.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Microsoft SQ1 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Microsoft SQ1 and Core i5-12400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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