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Core i5-12400F vs i5-4590


Description
The i5-12400F is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-4590 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12400F gets a score of 399.4 k points while the i5-4590 gets 140 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12400F is 2.9 times faster than the i5-4590 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90675
306c3
Core
Alder Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/4
TDP
117 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32/0x64+6x48/0x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280+0x2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2022
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
76.46k points
40.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
399.39k points
139.99k 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
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
33.85k
20.88k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
20.33k
11.12k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.51k
4.75k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
4.19k (x0.36)
TOTAL
76.46k
40.93k (x0.54)

Multithread

i5-12400F

i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
174.21k
75.76k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
141.31k
40.42k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
64.86k
16.97k (x0.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.01k
6.84k (x0.36)
TOTAL
399.39k
139.99k (x0.35)

Performance/W
i5-12400F
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
1489 points/W
902 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1208 points/W
481 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
554 points/W
202 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
162 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
3414 points/W
1667 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12400F
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
7693 points/GHz
5643 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4621 points/GHz
3006 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2389 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2675 points/GHz
1132 points/GHz
TOTAL
17378 points/GHz
11063 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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