Intel Core i5-12400

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-12400 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i5-12400 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new 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: 100.94

Overall Rank:
638th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
233rd fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
218th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19381

Single Thread Rating

3526

Samples: 2374*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12400

Integer Math	60,448 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	47,046 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	72 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,712 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,735 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	234,844 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,135 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,819 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,526 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of July 2024.
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

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	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue	$598.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Vostro 3910 Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD, WiFi 6, DVD-RW, Display Port, HDMI, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 i5 Tower Desktop, Intel Core i5-12400 Processor, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD, HDMI, DVD, Wired KB & Mouse, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home	$499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$562.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 i5 Business Tower Desktop, Intel Core i5-12400 Processor, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, HDMI, DVD, Wired KB & Mouse, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i5-12400		19,381
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i5-12400		100.94
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
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 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
Intel Core i5-12400		3,526
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2145478 - Jul 15 2024		19375
BL2145130 - Jul 14 2024		20099
BL2145111 - Jul 14 2024		19791
BL2144835 - Jul 14 2024		18169
BL2143929 - Jul 12 2024		20640

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400		19,381
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400		21,572 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12400		19,907 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12400		16,581 (-14.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12400		28,505 (+47.1%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12400		27,725 (+43.1%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12400		27,495 (+41.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12400		27,138 (+40.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12400		26,676 (+37.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12400		24,211 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400		23,976 (+23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12400		19,891 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12400		19,546 (+0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400 Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i5-12400		4,015

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