Core i5-12400F vs i5-8500
Description
The i5-12400F is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12400F gets a score of 399.4 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12400F is 1.3 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12400F gets a score of 399.4 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12400F is 1.3 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
90675
906ea
Core
Alder Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
117 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32/0x64+6x48/0x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280+0x2048 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
9216 kB
Date
January 2022
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
76.46k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
399.39k points
307.52k 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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
7.43k
4.19k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
18.64k
17.38k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.15k
5.46k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.82k
11.92k (x0.8)
TOTAL
54.04k
38.96k (x0.72)
Multithread
i5-12400F
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
36.23k
27.67k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
134.76k
94.07k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
84.06k
29.05k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.71k
4.39k (x0.26)
TOTAL
271.76k
155.18k (x0.57)
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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
24.18k
15.22k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
23.85k
22.02k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.42k
5.75k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.87k
12.17k (x0.82)
TOTAL
77.32k
55.17k (x0.71)
Multithread
i5-12400F
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
122.98k
87.78k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
168.77k
126.73k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
96.11k
32.93k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.32k
4.22k (x0.26)
TOTAL
404.19k
251.65k (x0.62)
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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
24.24k
15.21k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
24.74k
22.94k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.95k
5.54k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.47k
11.39k (x0.79)
TOTAL
77.41k
55.07k (x0.71)
Multithread
i5-12400F
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
126.87k
79.52k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
186.48k
107.78k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
92.37k
31.89k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.45k
13.37k (x0.87)
TOTAL
421.18k
232.55k (x0.55)
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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
33.85k
27.36k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
20.33k
24.27k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.51k
5.69k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
11.77k (x1)
TOTAL
76.46k
69.09k (x0.9)
Multithread
i5-12400F
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
174.21k
144.77k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
141.31k
129.04k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
64.86k
29.53k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.01k
4.18k (x0.22)
TOTAL
399.39k
307.52k (x0.77)
Performance/W
i5-12400F
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1489 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1208 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
554 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
162 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
3414 points/W
4731 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-12400F
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
7693 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4621 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2389 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2675 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
17378 points/GHz
16850 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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