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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 ...]


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: 168.99

Overall Rank:
832nd fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
390th fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
279th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $115.35 USD (2025-07-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19493
Single Thread Rating
3478

Samples: 9622*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math60,046 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math46,807 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers73 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,980 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,691 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression233,517 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,230 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,850 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,478 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$115.35 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$116.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,627
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,270
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,010
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,430
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,493
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,155
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,149
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.15
Intel Core i5-12400F
 168.99
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 162.55
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.62
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.09
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.08
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.50
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,136
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400F
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2760959 - Jul 13 2025
19171
BL2760843 - Jul 13 2025
18493
BL2760726 - Jul 13 2025
17643
BL2760663 - Jul 13 2025
18998
BL2760258 - Jul 13 2025
19245
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400F
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,493
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 21,544 (+10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,718 (+1.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 15,988 (-18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,335 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 16,907 (-13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 16,094 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 27,845 (+42.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 24,304 (+24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 22,460 (+15.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 20,312 (+4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 18,424 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 17,934 (-8.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400F Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,835
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,568
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,475
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,880
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,799
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,624
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,464
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,586