CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i5-10400

CORE STATE Comet Lake

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.9 Base / 4.3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Comet Lake

nm

PROCESS 14 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2020

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Intel

INTEL

Core i9-12900KS

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.4 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 30 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 150W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

4,743

10,316

3dmark_2_threads

1,350

2,212

3dmark_4_threads

2,567

4,320

3dmark_8_threads

3,922

7,872

3dmark_max_threads

4,715

11,897

3dmark_single_thread

688

1,121

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,028

3,744

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

144

528

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

4,286

15,603

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

604

2,202

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

10,205

37,152

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

1,440

5,245

passmark_data_compression

187,207

563,709

passmark_data_encryption

4,078

31,403

passmark_extended_instructions

12,501

35,089

passmark_find_prime_numbers

34

158

passmark_floating_point_math

26,080

111,429

passmark_integer_math

41,715

147,575

passmark_multithread

12,006

43,698

passmark_physics

669

2,437

passmark_random_string_sorting

23,206

60,539

passmark_single_thread

2,560

4,330

passmark_singlethread

2,560

4,330

geekbench_multicore

N/A

15,960

geekbench_singlecore

N/A

2,705

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i5-10400

i9-12900KS

Core Specs

Cores

6

16 +166.7%

Threads

12

24 +100.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.9

3.4 +17.2%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.3

5.5 +27.9%

Frequency (GHz)

2.9

3.4 +17.2%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.3

5.5 +27.9%

Multiplier

29

34 +17.2%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

256 KB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

12 MB (shared)

30 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

150 +130.8%

PL1

65 W

241 W

PL2

134 W

241 W

Architecture

Architecture

Comet Lake

Alder Lake

Codename

Comet Lake

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Core i5 (Comet Lake)

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

14 nm

10 nm

Die Size

—

215 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

42.7 GB/s

76.8 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

DDR4 Speed

—

3200 MT/s

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1200

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

—

Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610

PCIe

Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

—

P-Cores: 8 E-Cores: 8

E-Core Frequency

—

2.5 GHz up to 4 GHz

P-Core Turbo

—

5.2 GHz

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

UHD Graphics 770

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

—

$739

Part Number

SRH3CSRH78

SRLDD

Package

FC-LGA1200

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

115°C

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