Product Compare

Intel Core i9 10900K vs Intel Core i5 12400

	CPU Intel Core i9 10900K	CPU Intel Core i5 12400
General Parameters
Release Date	May 2020	Jan 2022
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Instruction Set	x86-64	x86-64
Core Architecture	Comet Lake	Alder Lake
Processor Number	i9-10900K	i5-12400
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630	UHD Graphics 730
Package
Manufacturing Process	14 nm	10 nm
Socket	LGA-1200	LGA-1700
Power Consumption	125 W	65 W
Peak Operating Temperature	100°C	100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption		117 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores	10	6
Performance Core Threads	20	12
Performance Core Base Frequency	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency	5.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Total Core Count	10	6
Total Thread Count	20	12
Bus Frequency	100 MHz	100 MHz
Multiplier	37x	25x
L1 Cache	64 K per core	80 K per core
L2 Cache	256 K per core	1280 K per core
L3 Cache	20 MB shared	18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes	No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size	128 GB	128 GB
Max Memory Channels	2	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support	No	No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics	true	true
GPU Base Frequency	350 MHz	300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency	1200 MHz	1450 MHz
Shader Units	192	192
Texture Units	24	48
Raster Operation Units	3	24
Execution Units	24	24
Power Consumption	15 W	15 W
Max Resolution	4096x2304 - 60 Hz	3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
Official Website	Official Link ↗	Official Link ↗
PCIe Version	3.0	5.0
PCIe Lanes	16	20
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core	1375	1647
Cinebench R23 Multi Core	13761	12344
Geekbench 6 Single Core	1703	2244
Geekbench 5 Single Core	1324	1622
Geekbench 6 Multi Core	9367	9793
Geekbench 5 Multi Core	10773	8662
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core	936	701
Passmark CPU Single Core	3135	3528
Passmark CPU Multi Core	22996	19439