i5-12400 vs Pentium D1508

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D1508
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.04
Core i5-12400
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.18
+497%

Core i5-12400 outperforms Pentium D1508 by a whopping 497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1913641
Place by popularitynot in top-10071
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.7217.73
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D1508 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1508 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA16671700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1508 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 Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12400.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3220
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+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.

Pentium D1508 2.04
i5-12400 12.18
+497%

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.

Pentium D1508 3240
i5-12400 19342
+497%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 12.18
Recency 1 October 2015 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium D1508 has 160% lower power consumption.

i5-12400, on the other hand, has a 497.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D1508 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium D1508 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D1508 and Core i5-12400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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