Intel Core i5-12400F

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12400F can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12400F Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12400F also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i5-12400F

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 122.37

Overall Rank:
944th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
470th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
313th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $159.99 USD (2026-02-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19578

Single Thread Rating

3489

Samples: 13645*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12400F

Integer Math	60,168 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	46,870 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	74 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,195 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,722 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	233,445 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,264 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,866 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,489 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$159.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,465
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,320
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.76
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i7-12700K		83.91
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,007
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400F
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3262745 - Feb 04 2026		13793
BL3262132 - Feb 04 2026		21105
BL3262065 - Feb 04 2026		20222
BL3261992 - Feb 04 2026		19366
BL3261860 - Feb 04 2026		18008

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400F
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400F		21,544 (+10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12400F		19,684 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12400F		18,802 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12400F		21,844 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12400F		18,546 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12400F		16,042 (-18.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12400F		15,982 (-18.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12400F		24,327 (+24.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12400F		24,242 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12400F		21,476 (+9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12400F		20,257 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400F		19,515 (-0.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400F Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,391
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,649

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