Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i3-8100B
            Intel Core i5-12400
            
                $198
            
        
    
            Intel Core i3-8100B
            
                
            
        
    | 6 Cores 12 Threads 2.5GHz Clock | 4 Cores 4 Threads 3.6GHz Clock | 
| Socket LGA 1700 | Socket BGA 1440 | 
| iGPUUHD 730 1450MHz 560 GFLOPS FP32 | iGPUUHD 630 1050MHz 400 GFLOPS FP32 | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6S 2,200
                                            
                                             54% | 
                                            
                                                GB6S 1,240
                                            
                                             31% | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6M 8,810
                                            
                                             33% | 
                                            
                                                GB6M 3,535
                                            
                                             13% | 
| CB23S 1,735 67% | CB23S N/A 0% | 
| CB23M 11,710 27% | CB23M N/A 0% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerIntel | 
| ArchitectureAlder Lake | ArchitectureSkylake | 
| FamilyCore 12th Gen | FamilyCore 8th Gen | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename Alder Lake-S - Alder Lake-6P - Golden Cove - - - - | Codename Coffee Lake-B - Coffee Lake-4C-GT2 - - - - - - | 
| Market Segment Desktop | Market Segment Desktop | 
| Release Date 1/18/2022 | Release Date 10/30/2018 | 
| Foundry Intel - - - | Foundry Intel - - - | 
| Node Intel 7 - - - | Node 14nm++ - - - | 
| Die Size 158 mm² - - - | Die Size 126 mm² - - - | 
| Transistor Count 11.4 Billion - - - | Transistor Count 2.1 Billion - - - | 
| 6 Cores - - - | 4 Cores - - - | 
| 12 Threads - - - | 4 Threads - - - | 
| - 2.5GHz 4.4GHz Boost - | - 3.6GHz - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| Overclocking Locked - - - | Overclocking Locked - - - | 
| Type DMI | Type DMI | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Transfer Rate 16GT/s | Transfer Rate 8GT/s | 
| - - | - - | 
| Lanes 8 | Lanes 4 | 
| Bandwidth 16GB/s | Bandwidth 4GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 32GB/s | Bi-directional 8GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 48KB/Core 12-way set associative - - - - | L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 1280KB/Core 10-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | L2 256KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 18MB Shared - 12-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 6MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 2 | Channels 2 | 
| Max Memory 128GB 128GB | Max Memory 64GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | 
| Clock 2400MHz 1600MHz Transfer Rate 4800MT/s 3200MT/s | Clock 1333MHz Transfer Rate 2666MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 38.4GB/s 25.6GB/s Bandwidth 76.8GB/s 51.2GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 21.3GB/s Bandwidth 42.7GB/s | 
| TDP 65W - - 117W Peak | TDP 65W - - - | 
| Temp 100°C Max - | Temp 100°C Max - | 
| Included CoolerLaminar RM1 | Included Cooler Not Included | 
| PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes | PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes | 
| UHD 730 1450MHz 192 Shaders 1450MHz 560 GFLOPS FP32 | UHD 630 1050MHz 192 Shaders 1050MHz 400 GFLOPS FP32 | 
| GNA 3.0 | No NPU - | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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