Product Compare

Intel Core i5 12400 vs Intel Core 3 304

	CPU Intel Core i5 12400	CPU Intel Core 3 304
General Parameters
Release Date	Jan 2022	Apr 2026
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Core Architecture	Alder Lake	Wildcat Lake
Processor Number	i5-12400
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 730	Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation		Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process	10 nm	3 nm
Socket	LGA-1700	Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption	65 W	15 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption	117 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100°C	100°C
Foundry		Intel
Package		FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	6	1
Performance Core Threads	12	2
Performance Core Base Frequency	2.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	4.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Total Core Count	6	5
Total Thread Count	12	5
Bus Frequency	100 MHz	100 MHz
Multiplier	25x	15.0
L1 Cache	80 K per core	192 KB
L2 Cache	1280 K per core	2.5 MB
L3 Cache	18 MB shared	6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier	No	No
Efficiency Cores		4
Efficiency Core Threads		4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency		1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency		3.3 GHz
SMP		1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size	128 GB	64 GB
Max Memory Channels	2	1
Max Memory Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true
GPU Base Frequency	300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	1450 MHz
Shader Units	192
Texture Units	48
Raster Operation Units	24
Execution Units	24
Power Consumption	15 W
Max Resolution	3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
Official Website	Official Link ↗
PCIe Version	5.0	4
PCIe Lanes	20	6
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core	2244	2472
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	9793	6708