i5-12400 vs A8-7200P

Primary details

Comparing A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2254	641
Place by popularity	not in top-100	71
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Power efficiency	3.68	17.73
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Die size	245 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	102 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP3	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7200P and Core i5-12400.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.36	12.18
Recency	4 June 2014	4 January 2022
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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