Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i5-7640X

Last updated: 2023-04-19

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-12300		Intel Core i5-7640X
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-12300 or Intel Core i5-7640X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-12300 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-12300 was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i5-7640X has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-7640X was released in Q2/2017.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Core i 12000 (34)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000X (9)
12	Generation	7
Alder Lake S	Architecture	Skylake X
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-12300 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12300 is 3.50 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-7640X has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7640X is at 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Intel Core i3-12300	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7640X
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.50 GHz	Frequency	4.00 GHz
4.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i3-12300	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7640X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-12300 or Intel Core i5-7640X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.45 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
12	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 730	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-12300 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-7640X supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-12300	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7640X
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2666
128 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	No
5.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-12300 is 60 W, while the Intel Core i5-7640X has a TDP of 112 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-12300	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7640X
60 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	112 W
89 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-12300 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 17.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-7640X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-12300	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-7640X
10 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1700	Socket	LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q2/2017
143 $	Release price	300 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12300 (100%)

Intel Core i5-7640X (65%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12300 (100%)

Intel Core i5-7640X (47%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1739 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1153 (66%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	7834 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	3644 (47%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	2235 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1411 (63%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	8288 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	3982 (48%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	14876 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	6796 (46%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	412 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1409 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-12300 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz	557 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	180 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	720 (100%)

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