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Intel Core i5-12400

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 Good for Gaming?

This is an old 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: 97.88

Overall Rank:
943rd fastest in multithreading out of 5473 CPUs
451st fastest in single threading out of 5473 CPUs
315th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18793
Single Thread Rating
3462

Samples: 5226*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12400

Integer Math58,601 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math45,677 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers68 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,517 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,454 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression227,567 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,100 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,453 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,462 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 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 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,368
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,954
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,536
Intel Core i5-12400
 18,793
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 264.00
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 162.86
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
 133.36
Intel Core i5-12400F
 113.43
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.13
Intel Core i5-12400
 97.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
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 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
Intel Core i5-12400
 3,462
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3105195 - Dec 04 2025
20387
BL3104979 - Dec 03 2025
19804
BL3104357 - Dec 03 2025
20161
BL3103974 - Dec 03 2025
20074
BL3103968 - Dec 03 2025
20074
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400
 18,793
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,741 (+5.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,696 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,536 (+3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12400
 16,058 (-14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12400
 15,985 (-14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 21,550 (+14.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12400
 21,483 (+14.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12400
 20,312 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,523 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12400
 16,339 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12400
 20,366 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400
 14,236 (-24.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400 Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,798
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,456
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,296
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,650
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,485
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,429
Intel Core i5-12400
 3,355