Intel Core i5 8400H vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-8400H
i9-12900KF
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1440
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
45 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
25x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,060
2,028
Cinebench R23
4,035
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,213
2,686
Geekbench 5
1,075
1,970
Geekbench 6
3,109
16,130
Geekbench 5
3,884
17,469
Blender
48
425
Passmark CPU
2,416
4,167
Passmark CPU
7,914
41,190