i5-12400 vs Phenom X4 9850B

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X4 9850B
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.27
Core i5-12400
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.65
+896%

Core i5-12400 outperforms Phenom X4 9850B by a whopping 896% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2307625
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.2217.75
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9850B 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size285 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850B 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400. 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

Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400 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 Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400 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 Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400. 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 cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400.

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.

Phenom X4 9850B 1.27
i5-12400 12.65
+896%

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.

Phenom X4 9850B 1946
i5-12400 19363
+895%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 12.65
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-12400 has a 896.1% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X4 9850B in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9850B and Core i5-12400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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