Intel Core i5 8279U vs Intel Core i5 12400
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2019
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-8279U
i5-12400
Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
UHD Graphics 730
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
28 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
117 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24x
25x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1450 MHz
Shader Units
384
192
Texture Units
48
48
Raster Operation Units
6
24
Execution Units
48
24
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,085
1,647
Cinebench R23
4,440
12,344
Geekbench 6
1,313
2,244
Geekbench 5
951
1,622
Geekbench 6
4,465
9,793
Geekbench 5
3,929
8,662
Blender
59
194
Passmark CPU
2,365
3,528
Passmark CPU
7,732
19,439
Cinebench 2024
-
102
Cinebench 2024
-
701