Core™ i3-1220PE
G-Score 62 Overall Score
8 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.20 GHz
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Core™ i5-12400F
G-Score 65 Overall Score
6 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.40 GHz
VERDICT
Recommended Core™ i5-12400F
Near tie; your app list is the real tiebreaker. Platform planning: match cooling and board tier to 18 MB L3 cache, up to 4.4 GHz, 6 / 12. If Efficiency Index outranks everything, Core™ i3-1220PE is the honest pick. If Content Creation Index is your main lane, Core™ i5-12400F’s ~5% index lead is the actionable signal. Match your week against about +17% in Value Index, Gaming Index, leading ~10%—that is the practical test. Electricity-heavy regions should price in ~5%. Bottom line: treat “Recommended” as sort order—your main app index is still the judge.
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Head-to-Head Specs
8 / 12
Cores
6 / 12
4.2 GHz
Clock
4.4 GHz
12 MB
Cache
18 MB
Six Index Comparison
Gaming Index
Game performanceBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor
67
73
Core™ i3-1220PE Core™ i5-12400F
The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.
Content Creation Index
Editing, rendering & streamingBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor
68
71
Core™ i3-1220PE Core™ i5-12400F
If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.
Compute Index
Compilation & multithreaded workloadsBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor
64
64
Core™ i3-1220PE Core™ i5-12400F
When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.
AI Capability
On-device AI workloadsBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor
71
73
Core™ i3-1220PE Core™ i5-12400F
The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.
Efficiency Index
Performance per wattBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i3-1220PE Processor
47
45
Core™ i3-1220PE Core™ i5-12400F
Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.
Value Index
Capability vs platform costBetter in this index Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor
33
39
Core™ i3-1220PE Core™ i5-12400F
The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.
Key Differences
Spec Core™ i3-1220PE Core™ i5-12400F
硬件类型 CPU CPU
核心 / 线程 8 / 12 6 / 12
最高 Boost 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
L3 缓存 12 MB 18 MB
平台 FCBGA1744 FCLGA1700
内存支持 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Buying Choice
Why choose Core™ i3-1220PE?
- Efficiency-focused specs for quiet, cool builds
Why choose Core™ i5-12400F?
- 18.00 MB L3 cache — smoother gaming with fewer hitches
- Up to 4.40 GHz boost — stronger single-core bursts
- Core count suits compilation, VMs, and heavy compute
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