Intel Core i5-12400 CPU

Name: Intel Core i5-12400
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX8071512400
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Intel Core i5-12400 12th Gen 6-Core 12-Thread 4.4 GHz LGA1700 BX8071512400

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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Specifications Overview

Model	BX8071512400
Release Date	January 2022 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 12th Gen
Core Name	Alder Lake
Socket	LGA1700
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730
CPU Cores	6
CPU Threads	12
CPU Clock Rate	2500 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4400 MHz
TDP	65 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	10 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	18 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i5-12400 Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i5-12400 Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D [8C / 16T] (71st)		105%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (72nd)		104%
Intel Core i5-14400 [10C / 16T] (73rd)		103%
Intel Core i5-14400F [10C / 16T] (73rd)		103%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (75th)		103%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (76th)		103%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (76th)		103%
Intel Core i3-13100 [4C / 8T] (78th)		101%
Intel Core i3-13100F [4C / 8T] (78th)		101%
Intel Core i5-12400F [6C / 12T] (80th)		~
Intel Core i5-12400 [6C / 12T] (80th)		100%
Intel Core i9-11900K [8C / 16T] (82nd)		97%
Intel Core i9-11900KF [8C / 16T] (82nd)		97%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (84th)		97%
Intel Core i9-10900KF [10C / 20T] (85th)		97%
Intel Core i9-10900K [10C / 20T] (85th)		97%
Intel Core i3-12100F [4C / 8T] (87th)		96%
Intel Core i3-12100 [4C / 8T] (87th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X [12C / 24T] (89th)		95%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X [8C / 16T] (90th)		94%
Intel Core i7-11700KF [8C / 16T] (91st)		92%

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Intel Core i5-12400 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Good value: 5.4% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
66 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-6100 offers 150.4% better value priced at $49.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i5-12400 Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-9900KF [8C / 16T] (129th)		104%
Intel Core i9-9900K [8C / 16T] (129th)		104%
Intel Xeon E5-2699 V4 [22C / 44T] (131st)		104%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (132nd)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (132nd)		103%
Intel Core i9-9900X [10C / 20T] (134th)		101%
Intel Core i7-10700 [8C / 16T] (135th)		101%
Intel Core i7-10700F [8C / 16T] (135th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X [8C / 16T] (135th)		101%
Intel Core i5-12400F [6C / 12T] (138th)		~
Intel Core i5-12400 [6C / 12T] (138th)		100%
Intel Core i9-9820X [10C / 20T] (140th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X [6C / 12T] (141st)		95%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G [6C / 12T] (142nd)		93%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 [6C / 12T] (142nd)		93%
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 [8C / 16T] (144th)		90%
Intel Core i9-9900 [8C / 16T] (145th)		90%
Intel Core i7-9800X [8C / 16T] (146th)		90%
Intel Core i5-11600KF [6C / 12T] (147th)		90%
Intel Core i5-11600K [6C / 12T] (147th)		90%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 [6C / 12T] (149th)		85%

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Intel Core i5-12400 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Good value: 0.1% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
33 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 offers 123.7% better value priced at $84.

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Intel Core i5-12400 Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G [8C / 16T] (114th)		115%
Intel Core i5-13500T [14C / 20T] (115th)		115%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F [8C / 16T] (116th)		114%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 [12C / 24T] (117th)		110%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT [6C / 12T] (118th)		109%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (119th)		108%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X [6C / 6T] (120th)		108%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (121st)		106%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X [6C / 12T] (122nd)		106%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT [6C / 12T] (123rd)		102%
Intel Core i5-12400 [6C / 12T] (124th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT [8C / 16T] (125th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT [6C / 12T] (126th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 [6C / 12T] (127th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G [6C / 12T] (128th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X [8C / 16T] (129th)		92%
Intel Core i5-11600 [6C / 12T] (130th)		91%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 [8C / 16T] (131st)		90%
Intel Core i7-11700K [8C / 16T] (132nd)		90%
Intel Core i3-14100F [4C / 8T] (133rd)		87%
Intel Core i9-11900 [8C / 16T] (134th)		87%

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Intel Core i5-12400 Price/Performance Analysis

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 7.7% below average.
21 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 offers 152.1% better value priced at $84.

Expert reviews

Even though this first benchmark run was only about pure gaming – the tendency is already really clear, just like in the previous emulation. The new Intel Core i5-12400 has what it takes to set a real scent mark in its price and performance class and to really annoy AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X. With its 6 P-cores and HT, it’s not only virtually as fast ...

Igor's Lab

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After wrapping this up with all the graphs, we were able to run some extra tests, so here's a quick last minute look at that data: The 12400 is 17% faster than the 5600G on average, and 14% faster than the 11400F.

TechSpot

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