Core i5-12400F vs Core 2 Duo E4500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E4500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.46
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+2572%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Core 2 Duo E4500 by a whopping 2572% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2936631
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.6717.88
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Threads212
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size111 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors167 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Core 2 Duo E4500 0.46
i5-12400F 12.29
+2572%

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.

Core 2 Duo E4500 734
i5-12400F 19520
+2559%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E4500 230
i5-12400F 2219
+865%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E4500 376
i5-12400F 9102
+2321%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.46 12.29
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12

i5-12400F has a 2571.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E4500 and Core i5-12400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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