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Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12500E. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i5-12400
Intel Core i5-12400
Released
Q1/2022
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-12500E
Intel Core i5-12500E

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12400 or Intel Core i5-12500E? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-12400 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i5-12500E has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    307 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    130 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    157 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    595 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    259 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    120 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12500E CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    469 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
Intel Core i5-12500E Intel Core i5-12500E
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-11400 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    6 / 12 left arrow 6 / 12
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • A-Core
    6x Golden Cove left arrow 6x Golden Cove
  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 730 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 11
  • Direct X
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12500E and Intel Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Core i5-12500E to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W left arrow 117 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Core i5-12400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    7.50 MB left arrow 7.50 MB
  • L3-Cache
    18.00 MB left arrow 18.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-12400 and Intel Core i5-12500E.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
557
Intel Core i5-12400
742
Intel Core i5-12500E

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