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.
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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: 140.12

Overall Rank:
1019th fastest in multithreading out of 6041 CPUs
437th fastest in single threading out of 6041 CPUs
319th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $144.99 USD (2026-10-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

20315

Single Thread Rating

3687

Samples: 120*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	61,287 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	47,834 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	85 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,052 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,106 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	238,828 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,331 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,152 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,687 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12490F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 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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	$147.60 USD	Buy Now!

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,193
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,063
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12490F		20,315
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		162.95
Intel Core i9-14900K		154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.45
Intel Core i5-12490F		140.12
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Intel Core i5-12490F		3,687
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12490F
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3733874 - Sep 23 2026		20038
BL3723565 - Sep 18 2026		18002
BL3704639 - Sep 09 2026		20649
BL3657154 - Aug 18 2026		19346
BL3654775 - Aug 17 2026		20414

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12490F
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12490F		20,315
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,487 (+5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		24,187 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,538 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F		24,370 (+20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,821 (+7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,359 (+5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12490F		20,101 (-1.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,045 (-6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12490F		18,503 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		16,000 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		15,924 (-21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12490F		28,265 (+39.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12490F Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,443
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,687
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,515
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,053
Intel Core i5-12490F		3,983

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