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Intel Core i5-12400F

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

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

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) i5-12400F, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 142.62

Overall Rank:
899th fastest in multithreading out of 5448 CPUs
439th fastest in single threading out of 5448 CPUs
298th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $136.87 USD (2025-11-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19520
Single Thread Rating
3485

Samples: 11453*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12400F

Integer Math60,083 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math46,816 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers73 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,092 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,702 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression233,323 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,244 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,850 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,485 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$136.87 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$137.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,410
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,959
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,357
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,520
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 268.39
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 170.82
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 144.83
Intel Core i5-12400F
 142.62
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K
 102.19
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.00
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,009
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400F
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3052650 - Nov 14 2025
20655
BL3052454 - Nov 14 2025
17428
BL3052446 - Nov 14 2025
19928
BL3052414 - Nov 14 2025
19995
BL3052294 - Nov 14 2025
20327
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400F
As of 15th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,520
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 21,548 (+10.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 21,847 (+11.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 18,554 (-4.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 15,997 (-18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 24,367 (+24.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 21,495 (+10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 20,315 (+4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,314 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 16,663 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 20,409 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 27,592 (+41.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12400F
 26,610 (+36.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400F Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,412
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,134
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,803
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,623
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,495
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,487
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,417
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,612