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Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD A10-7700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i5-12400
Intel Core i5-12400
Released
Q1/2014
Overall score
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AMD A10-7700K
AMD A10-7700K

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD A10-7700K? 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.

AMD A10-7700K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    307 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

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
AMD A10-7700K Reasons to consider
AMD A10-7700K
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1245 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A10-7700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    995 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    847 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    608 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    648 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    553 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    685 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    530 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    932 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
AMD A10-7700K AMD A10-7700K
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD A
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow AMD A10-7000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 4
  • 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.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
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 AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri)
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.72 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 6
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q1/2015
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A10-7700K and Intel Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12400 and AMD A10-7700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
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 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    7.50 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    18.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Kaveri (Steamroller)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow FM2+
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2014

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 AMD A10-7700K.

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
533
AMD A10-7700K

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