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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: 186.47

Overall Rank:
807th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
372nd fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
276th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $104.50 USD (2025-06-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19486
Single Thread Rating
3477

Samples: 9090*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math60,032 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math46,791 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers73 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,957 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,689 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression233,554 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,227 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,845 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,477 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$104.50 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$108.99 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 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,657
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,016
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,455
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,486
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,165
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
 186.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 156.69
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 130.69
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.24
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 50.46
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 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,138
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,015
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400F
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2701976 - Jun 17 2025
19781
BL2701924 - Jun 17 2025
19458
BL2701772 - Jun 17 2025
18105
BL2701416 - Jun 17 2025
19686
BL2701307 - Jun 17 2025
20312
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400F
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,486
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 21,555 (+10.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 21,861 (+12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 15,997 (-17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,345 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 16,913 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 16,103 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 27,844 (+42.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 22,469 (+15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,740 (+1.3%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,859 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,537 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 18,972 (-2.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400F Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,522
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,503
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,580