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Intel logo Core i5-12400
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Intel logo Core i7-6950X

Intel Core i5-12400 logo Intel Core i7-6950X logo
General information Core i5-12400 Core i7-6950X
Launched Q1 2022 Q2 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 LGA2011-v3
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Alder Lake Broadwell-E
Clock 2.5 GHz 16.7 % 3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 9.1 %
Cores 6 40 % 10 0 %
Threads 12 40 % 20 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 53.6 % 140 W 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
10 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 25 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-12400 Core i7-6950X
Overall Score 59506 0 % 57929 2.7 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 53 % 38.4 %
Benchmark Score 12538 0 % 11261 10.2 %
Single Thread Score 3509.4 0 % 2354.4 32.9 %
Encrypting Data 11666.6 MB/s 0 % 5061.2 MB/s 56.6 %
Compressing Data 228.5 MB/s 15.4 % 270.2 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 22831 thousand/s 35.7 % 35502.2 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 72.3 millions/s 8.5 % 79 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 59993.2 millions/s 6 % 63816.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 47482.5 millions/s 0 % 40883.6 millions/s 13.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12400, Core i7-6950X.

Average frames per second Core i5-12400 Core i7-6950X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 131.5 FPS 126.8 FPS
High settings 210.4 FPS 202.8 FPS
Medium settings 263.0 FPS 253.6 FPS
Low settings 328.8 FPS 317.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-12400 Core i7-6950X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 155.2 FPS 152.5 FPS
High settings 248.4 FPS 244.0 FPS
Medium settings 310.5 FPS 305.0 FPS
Low settings 388.1 FPS 381.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.8 %
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