Intel Core i5 10400 vs Intel Core i9 12900
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2020
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Comet Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i5-10400
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
72 °C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29x
24.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.8 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,126
1,988
Cinebench R23
7,610
26,454
Geekbench 6
1,401
2,727
Geekbench 5
1,149
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Geekbench 6
5,919
13,396
Geekbench 5
5,766
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Blender
127
183
Passmark CPU
2,569
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Passmark CPU
12,194
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