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 relatively new 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: NA

Overall Rank:
740th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
253rd fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
250th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

20160

Single Thread Rating

3677

Samples: 65*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	60,795 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	47,370 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	85 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,629 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,023 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	238,064 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,287 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,003 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,677 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12490F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 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 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i5-12490F		20,160
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i5-12490F		NA
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
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
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 i5-12490F		3,677
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12490F
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2547352 - Apr 11 2025 [Overclocked]		27977
BL2539760 - Apr 08 2025		20054
BL2539656 - Apr 08 2025 [Overclocked]		27791
BL2528520 - Apr 03 2025		20478
BL2518410 - Mar 30 2025		20458

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12490F
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12490F		20,160
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,561 (+7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,343 (-4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		16,113 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		23,568 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,465 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,183 (-4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12490F		21,869 (+8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		19,806 (-1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12490F		18,581 (-7.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F		16,037 (-20.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12490F		28,444 (+41.1%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F		25,085 (+24.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12490F Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core i5-12490F		4,140

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