Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

Core i5-12400F vs Core Ultra 5 226V comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12400F beats the Core Ultra 5 226V in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 5 226V in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 5 226V has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i5-12400F that has 6 cores. Despite this, the Core i5-12400F has more threads than the Core Ultra 5 226V. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-12400F has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 5 226V. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 226V has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-12400F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.