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Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i5-11400H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2021
Intel Core i7-12700
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Q2/2021
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Intel Core i5-11400H
Intel Core i5-11400H

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-12700 or Intel Core i5-11400H? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-12700 has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Intel Core i5-11400H has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    12 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    141 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11400H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    111 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    157 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    77 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    262 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    942 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 11000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-11700 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Golden Cove left arrow -
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    2.1 GHz left arrow 2.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.8 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    4.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 16
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU)
  • GPU Turbo
    1450 MHz left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-11400H and Intel Core i7-12700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    5.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12700 and Intel Core i5-11400H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12700 and Intel Core i5-11400H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Tiger Lake H
  • 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, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    2.5 MB left arrow 5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    25 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow BGA 1787
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-12700

Intel Core i5-11400H

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-12700 6523.540195 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Dell Inc. / 0Y08K8
Duration: 153.291 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 6 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-11400H 4156.483283 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 6 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 240.588 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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