Intel Core i5 12400F vs Intel Core i7 6700
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-12400F
i7-6700
Integrated Graphics
No
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
25x
34
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1150 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,647
1,063
Cinebench R23
12,344
4,841
Geekbench 6
2,301
1,388
Geekbench 5
1,628
1,002
Geekbench 6
9,475
4,622
Geekbench 5
8,519
3,915
Cinebench 2024
102
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Blender
210
88
Passmark CPU
3,513
2,288
Passmark CPU
19,551
8,087
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.