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Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE. Specifications

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Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
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What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12600KF or Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-12600KF has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 2 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    10 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12600KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

No data
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1043 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE
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 Pentium G7000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-11600KF left arrow Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
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
    6x Golden Cove left arrow 2x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.9 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 710
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058487/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 16
  • Generation
    - left arrow 13
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1350 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 128
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 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 Pentium Gold G7400TE and Intel Core i5-12600KF. 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 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    5.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12600KF and Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE 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)
    125 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    228 W / 56 s left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12600KF and Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S
  • 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
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 2.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    20 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Part Number
    BX8071512600KF left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • 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

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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