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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 ...]

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:
728th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
249th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
247th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
20157
Single Thread Rating
3675

Samples: 63*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math60,818 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math47,362 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers86 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,645 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,020 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression237,992 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,286 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,997 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,675 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12490F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Generic Custom 6-Core Desktop Computer PC Core i5-12490F 3.0GHz 16GB DDR4 RAM 256GB NVMe Gen3 SSD 500GB HDD Win 11 500W RX 6500 XT 4GB Generic Custom 6-Core Desktop Computer PC Core i5-12490F 3.0GHz 16GB DDR4 RAM 256GB NVMe Gen3 SSD 500GB HDD Win 11 500W RX 6500 XT 4GB $939.99
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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12490F
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2518410 - Mar 30 2025
20458
BL2507658 - Mar 25 2025 [Overclocked]
28238
BL2477735 - Mar 13 2025
21192
BL2463830 - Mar 07 2025 [Overclocked]
26223
BL2455285 - Mar 03 2025
19336
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12490F
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12490F
20,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12490F
21,559 (+7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12490F
19,344 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12490F
16,116 (-20.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F
19,471 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12490F
19,237 (-4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-12490F
21,868 (+8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F
19,812 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12490F
18,596 (-7.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-12490F
16,033 (-20.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12490F
28,446 (+41.1%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12490F
25,104 (+24.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-12490F
24,231 (+20.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12490F Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,361
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,714
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,439
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,437
Intel Core i5-12490F
4,138


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