i5-12400 vs Atom Z670

Place in the ranking	3382	641
Place by popularity	not in top-100	71
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	3.15	17.73
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	11 April 2011 (13 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z670 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	1 (Single-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	cDMI	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	65 mm²	163 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z670 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	T-PBGA518	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2.93 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	3.2 GB/s	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX535	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	no data	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	4
LVDS	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20
PCI support	-	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Atom Z670 0.10

i5-12400 12.18
+12080%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Atom Z670 158

i5-12400 19344
+12143%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.10	12.18
Recency	11 April 2011	4 January 2022
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	65 Watt

Atom Z670 has 2066.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12400, on the other hand, has a 12080% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z670 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom Z670 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z670 and Core i5-12400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.