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Intel Core i5-12400F vs MediaTek MT8121
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-12400F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
MediaTek MT8121
4 %
4C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-12400F
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
MediaTek MT8121
3 %
4C / 4T · 1.30 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12400F | MediaTek MT8121 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Mediatek MT-Serie (72) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | MediaTek MT81xx A7 (5) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Cortex-A7 |
| Technology | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i5-11400F | |
| Successor | Intel Core i5-13400F |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12400F | MediaTek MT8121 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x Golden Cove | 4x Cortex-A7 |
| Frequency: | 2.50 GHz | 1.30 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.40 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 7.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 18.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12400F | MediaTek MT8121 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | PowerVR SGX544 |
| GPU frequency | 0.16 - 0.16 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 2 / 4 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | 45nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2010 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12400F | MediaTek MT8121 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12400F | MediaTek MT8121 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 0 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12400F | MediaTek MT8121 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | 117 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-12400F | MediaTek MT8121 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Android |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q4/2013 |
| Release price | 167 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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