Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-8500

Intel Core i5-12400 $198
Intel Core i5-8500 $192
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
6 Cores
6 Threads
3GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
LGA 1151
iGPU
UHD 730 1450MHz
560 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
UHD 630 1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
CB23S 1,735
67%
CB23S 1,050
40%
CB23M 11,710
27%
CB23M 5,540
13%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
Core 8th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-6P
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Golden Cove
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Codename
Coffee Lake-S
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Coffee Lake-6C
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/18/2022
Release Date
1/1/2018
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
14nm++
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Die Size
158 mm²
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Die Size
150 mm²
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Transistor Count
11.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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6 Cores
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6 Cores
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12 Threads
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6 Threads
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2.5GHz
4.4GHz Boost
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3GHz
4.1GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L3
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18MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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9MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
TDP
65W
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117W Peak
TDP
65W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al v2
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 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
420 GFLOPS FP32
GNA 3.0
No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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