Intel Core i5-12490F

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12490F 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 i5-12490F Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12490F 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 i5-12490F

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1700

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 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: 20 MB

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12490F, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12490F

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 127.31

Overall Rank:
864th fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
327th fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs
284th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $159.98 USD (2025-12-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

20366

Single Thread Rating

3693

Samples: 92*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12490F

Integer Math	61,299 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	47,896 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	87 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,101 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,135 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	239,665 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,350 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,180 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,693 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12490F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2025.
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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,362
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12490F		20,366
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,540
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.99
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		189.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		133.36
Intel Core i5-12490F		127.31
Intel Core i5-12400F		112.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.11
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
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 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Intel Core i5-12490F		3,693
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12490F
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3072621 - Nov 21 2025		18213
BL3055968 - Nov 15 2025		19220
BL3055874 - Nov 15 2025		19621
BL3055243 - Nov 15 2025		20675
BL3033849 - Nov 07 2025		20393

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12490F
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12490F		20,366
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,548 (+5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		24,317 (+19.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,540 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		18,791 (-7.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		25,248 (+24.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F		24,557 (+20.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,845 (+7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,485 (+5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12490F		20,311 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,695 (-3.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		16,056 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		15,986 (-21.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12490F Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,438
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,797
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,453
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,308
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,647
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,484
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,421
Intel Core i5-12490F		4,022

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