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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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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: 101.14

Overall Rank: 605

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

Average CPU Mark

19418

Single Thread Rating: 3529
Samples: 2214*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12400

Integer Math	60,527 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	47,088 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	73 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,783 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,749 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	235,062 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,139 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,828 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,529 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of May 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,325
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,372
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i5-12400		19,418
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,461
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.38
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		125.37
Intel Core i5-12400		101.14
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.88
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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i5-12400		3,529
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2097561 - May 10 2024		18053
BL2097475 - May 09 2024		19910
BL5063781 - May 09 2024		20756
BL2097308 - May 09 2024		20474
BL2096904 - May 09 2024		20415

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400		19,418
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400		21,571 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12400		19,905 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12400		16,599 (-14.5%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12400		20,523 (+5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12400		28,563 (+47.1%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12400		27,741 (+42.9%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12400		27,440 (+41.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12400		27,219 (+40.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12400		26,708 (+37.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12400		24,262 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400		21,053 (+8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12400		19,899 (+2.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400 Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,775
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,265
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,153
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,518
Intel Core i5-12400		4,026

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