Intel Core i5-12400F vs Samsung Exynos 7904 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i5-12400F		Samsung Exynos 7904
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-12400F or Samsung Exynos 7904 - 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 i5-12400F has 6 cores with 12 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 i5-12400F was released in Q1/2022. The Samsung Exynos 7904 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7904 was released in Q1/2019.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Samsung Exynos (46)
Intel Core i 12000 (34)	CPU group	Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4)
12	Generation	2
Alder Lake S	Architecture	Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i5-11400F	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-13400F	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Samsung Exynos 7904 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.
Intel Core i5-12400F	Characteristic	Samsung Exynos 7904
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz) 6x Golden Cove	A-Core	1.80 GHz 2x Cortex-A73
--	B-Core	1.60 GHz 6x Cortex-A53
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 i5-12400F	Characteristic	Samsung Exynos 7904
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	ARM Mali-G71 MP2
	GPU frequency	0.77 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	Bifrost 1
	Technology	16 nm
	Max. displays	1
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	32
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11

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.
no iGPU	GPU	ARM Mali-G71 MP2
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-12400F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7904 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-12400F	Characteristic	Samsung Exynos 7904
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR4-1866
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	--
No	ECC	No
7.50 MB	L2 Cache	--
18.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
5.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12400F has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 7904 is --.
Intel Core i5-12400F	Characteristic	Samsung Exynos 7904
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
117 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-12400F has a 25.50 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 7904 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-12400F	Characteristic	Samsung Exynos 7904
10 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	--
LGA 1700	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2019
167 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400F (100%)

Samsung Exynos 7904 (15%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400F (100%)

Samsung Exynos 7904 (10%)

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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1647 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	276 (17%)

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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	9451 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	975 (10%)

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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2197 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	289 (13%)

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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	8668 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	910 (10%)

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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	19559 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1819 (9%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	102 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	701 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1623 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	12454 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	664 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	4784 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-12400F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 ARM Mali-G71 MP2 @ 0.77 GHz	53 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.


	Intel Core i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	104389 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	170 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	4772 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i5-12400F 12,454 CB R23 MC @ 82 W	152 (100%)
	Samsung Exynos 7904 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)


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Intel Core i5-12400F vs Samsung Exynos 7904

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details