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Core i5-12400F vs i5-12500H


Description
Both models i5-12400F and i5-12500H are based on Alder Lake architecture.

Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12400F gets a score of 399.4 k points while the i5-12500H gets 225.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12400F is 1.8 times faster than the i5-12500H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90675
906a3
Core
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
6/12
12/16
TDP
117 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32/0x64+6x48/0x32 kB
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280+0x2048 kB
4x1280/2x2048 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
18432 kB
Date
January 2022
February 2022
Mean monothread perf.
76.46k points
58.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
399.39k points
225.65k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-12400F
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
7.43k
6.93k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
18.64k
18.76k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.15k
9.46k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.82k
8.17k (x0.55)
TOTAL
54.04k
43.33k (x0.8)

Multithread

i5-12400F

i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
36.23k
18.04k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
134.76k
66.78k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
84.06k
37.55k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.71k
6.08k (x0.36)
TOTAL
271.76k
128.45k (x0.47)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-12400F
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
24.18k
21.93k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
23.85k
18.79k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.42k
10.5k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.87k
8.11k (x0.55)
TOTAL
77.32k
59.33k (x0.77)

Multithread

i5-12400F

i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
122.98k
61.07k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
168.77k
86.08k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
96.11k
41.08k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.32k
6.02k (x0.37)
TOTAL
404.19k
194.25k (x0.48)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-12400F
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
24.24k
21.11k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
24.74k
19.61k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.95k
9.53k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.47k
7.72k (x0.53)
TOTAL
77.41k
57.97k (x0.75)

Multithread

i5-12400F

i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
126.87k
61.44k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
186.48k
93.66k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
92.37k
40.09k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.45k
6.01k (x0.39)
TOTAL
421.18k
201.2k (x0.48)

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
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
33.85k
22.61k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
20.33k
17.73k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.51k
9.63k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
8.4k (x0.71)
TOTAL
76.46k
58.37k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-12400F

i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
174.21k
85.49k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
141.31k
94.93k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
64.86k
39.15k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.01k
6.08k (x0.32)
TOTAL
399.39k
225.65k (x0.56)

Performance/W
i5-12400F
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
1489 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1208 points/W
2110 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
554 points/W
870 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
162 points/W
135 points/W
TOTAL
3414 points/W
5014 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12400F
i5-12500H
Test#1 (Integers)
7693 points/GHz
5025 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4621 points/GHz
3939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2389 points/GHz
2139 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2675 points/GHz
1867 points/GHz
TOTAL
17378 points/GHz
12971 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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