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Core i5-12400F vs i7-8700


Description
The i5-12400F is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12400F gets a score of 512.2 k points while the i7-8700 gets 389 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12400F is 1.3 times faster than the i7-8700. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
906ea
Core
Alder Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x48 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
12288 kB
Date
January 2022
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
88.01k points
75.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
512.23k points
388.95k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-12400F
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
37.79k
29.25k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
24.07k
25.98k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.44k
6.05k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.71k
13.74k (x1)
TOTAL
88.01k
75.01k (x0.85)

Multithread

i5-12400F

i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
212.6k
182.56k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
197.81k
159.9k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
84.35k
38.18k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.48k
8.31k (x0.48)
TOTAL
512.23k
388.95k (x0.76)

Performance/W
i5-12400F
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
3271 points/W
2809 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3043 points/W
2460 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1298 points/W
587 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
269 points/W
128 points/W
TOTAL
7881 points/W
5984 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12400F
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
8588 points/GHz
6358 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5471 points/GHz
5647 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2827 points/GHz
1316 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3116 points/GHz
2986 points/GHz
TOTAL
20003 points/GHz
16307 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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