Core i5-12400F vs Core 2 Duo T7600

Place in the ranking	2855	617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	43.74
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	1.45	17.91
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	28 August 2006 (18 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$619	$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7600 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	143 mm²	163 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7600 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7600 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
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.

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 T7600 0.54

i5-12400F 12.77
+2265%

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 T7600 824

i5-12400F 19536
+2271%

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 T7600 254

i5-12400F 2218
+773%

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 T7600 423

i5-12400F 9084
+2048%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T7600 2004

i5-12400F 11892
+493%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	12.77
Recency	28 August 2006	4 January 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7600 has 91.2% lower power consumption.

i5-12400F, on the other hand, has a 2264.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T7600 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400F is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7600 and Core i5-12400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.