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Intel Core i5-12400

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 730

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

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) i5-12400, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 99.65

Overall Rank:
812th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
358th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
282nd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $192.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19132
Single Thread Rating
3493

Samples: 3850*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12400

Integer Math59,690 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math46,510 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers70 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,649 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,608 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression231,450 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,129 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,673 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,493 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,698
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,313
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i5-12400
 19,132
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K
 152.47
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
Intel Core i5-12400
 99.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400
 3,493
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2631877 - May 17 2025
20654
BL2631842 - May 17 2025
19905
BL2631327 - May 17 2025
18358
BL2631094 - May 17 2025
20768
BL2631050 - May 17 2025
19864
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400
 19,132
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,795 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,771 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 23,659 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12400
 16,436 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12400
 28,431 (+48.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12400
 27,843 (+45.5%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12400
 27,630 (+44.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 27,055 (+41.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12400
 21,652 (+13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 21,559 (+12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Intel Core i5-12400
 20,257 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,538 (+2.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400 Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,324
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,418
Intel Core i5-12400
 3,419