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Intel logo Core i5-12400
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

Intel Core i5-12400 logo Intel Core i7-3970X logo
General information Core i5-12400 Core i7-3970X
Launched Q1 2022 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1700 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Alder Lake Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 2.5 GHz 28.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 9.1 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 56.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1.25 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 18 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i5-12400 Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 59523 0 % 48362 18.8 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 28 % 67.4 %
Benchmark Score 12553 0 % 5470 56.4 %
Single Thread Score 3539.6 0 % 1821.6 48.5 %
Encrypting Data 11796 MB/s 0 % 2701.4 MB/s 77.1 %
Compressing Data 227.7 MB/s 0 % 144.1 MB/s 36.7 %
String objects sorting 22938.5 thousand/s 0 % 21380.7 thousand/s 6.8 %
Prime numbers generation 73.3 millions/s 0 % 39.7 millions/s 45.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 60103.3 millions/s 0 % 32016.7 millions/s 46.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 46760.4 millions/s 0 % 12749 millions/s 72.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-12400, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i5-12400 Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 131.5 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 210.4 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 263.0 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 328.7 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.2 %

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 i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 155.4 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 248.7 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 310.8 FPS 271.4 FPS
Low settings 388.5 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.7 %
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