i5-12400F vs Duo T2600

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Aggregate performance score

Core Duo T2600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.29
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+4138%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Core Duo T2600 by a whopping 4138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2600 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3125631
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core Duono data
Power efficiency0.8917.89
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date5 January 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$440$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2600 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)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.16 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache0 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size90 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors151 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.1625V - 1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2600 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
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2600 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
PAE32 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core Duo T2600 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 Duo T2600 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 Duo T2600 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5-4800, 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 Duo T2600 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.

Duo T2600 0.29
i5-12400F 12.29
+4138%

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.

Duo T2600 460
i5-12400F 19520
+4143%

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.

Duo T2600 1765
i5-12400F 11892
+574%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 12.29
Recency 5 January 2006 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 65 Watt

Duo T2600 has 109.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12400F, on the other hand, has a 4137.9% 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 Duo T2600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Duo T2600 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Duo T2600 and Core i5-12400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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