Intel Core i5 10400F vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2020
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-10400F
i5-12600KF
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
10
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29x
37x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,101
1,908
Cinebench R23
7,576
17,648
Geekbench 6
1,459
2,597
Geekbench 5
1,101
1,839
Geekbench 6
6,209
12,937
Geekbench 5
6,041
11,626
Blender
143
273
Passmark CPU
2,551
3,934
Passmark CPU
12,350
27,408
Cinebench 2024
—
105
Cinebench 2024
—
909
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.