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Review

Intel Core i7 12700H
Intel Core i5 12400
Single-Core Performance
66
64
Multi-Core Performance
40
30
Power Efficiency
52
51
Integrated Graphics
48
20
QucikComparison Final Score
54
49
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i7 12700H and Intel Core i5 12400

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7 12700H

  • + 6 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1744 socket
  • + Alder Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 12400

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + LGA-1700 socket
  • + Alder Lake architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 12700H
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core i7 12700H processor with strong single-core performance (66/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

Intel Core i5 12400
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core i5 12400 processor with strong single-core performance (64/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12700H +19%
197.87
Intel Core i5 12400
166.74
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i7 12700H +4%
103
Intel Core i5 12400
99
Intel Core i7 12700H Intel Core i5 12400
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1055 598

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2353 2245
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 11165 9788
File compression 907 MB/sec 879.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.6 Klines/sec 65.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270.3 pages/sec 223.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 350.7 Mpixels/sec 275.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.4 pages/sec 225.9 pages/sec
Background blur 44.8 images/sec 49.5 images/sec
Photo processing 95.7 images/sec 81.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 18 Mpixels/sec 15.1 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3499 3462
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 25194 18787
Integer math 88.6 GOps/sec 58.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64 GOps/sec 45.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 92M Primes/sec 67M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.9M Strings/sec 22.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 11.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 295.5 MBytes/sec 227.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1490 Frames/sec 1094 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.6B Matrices/sec 15.5B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.4 PPW 9.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 248.1 PPW 150.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 559.9 PPW 289 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.4 PPW 2.57 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i7-12700H i5-12400
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) UHD Graphics 730
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
E-Cores 8
E-Threads 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz
Total Cores 14 6
Total Threads 20 12
Multiplier 23x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 65 W
Socket BGA-1744 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 768 192
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 96 24
iGPU FLOPS 2.2 TFLOPS 0.6 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i7 12700H ↗ Intel Core i5 12400 ↗
Memory Types - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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