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▲ 9510,519 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.5GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.5GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 66,238 user samples
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48,886 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 93rd / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
17,352 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 90th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		98 % 98.2 % +0%
Average Score 
+0%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81.6 Pts +1% 80.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		172 Pts 173 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		330 Pts 331 Pts +0%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		614 Pts 621 Pts +1%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		974 Pts +0% 973 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+0%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts +1% 90.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		182 Pts 182 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		352 Pts 353 Pts +0%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		673 Pts 673 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1029 Pts 1039 Pts +1%
Value & Sentiment 
+109%
Market Share
Based on 68,154,110 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		2.05 % Hugely higher market share.
+400% 		0.41 %
Value
Value For Money 		126 % Slightly better value.
+8% 		118 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		95 % +3% 92 %
Price
Price (score) 		$110 Cheaper.
+24% 		$144
Nice To Haves 
+0%
Age
Newest 		29 Months 29 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		10 nm 10 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1220 Pts 1221 Pts +0%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1178 Pts +0% 1176 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Alder Lake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1700 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None UHD 730
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98%
Average Bench 98.2%
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Intel’s Alder Lake i5-12400F offers six hyper-threaded performance cores at an MSRP of just $180 USD. This represents excellent value for consumers and, in particular, gamers. It has a boost frequency of 4.4 GHz, 18 MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 65W. The F-version of the CPU does not have integrated graphics, however this will be of little concern to gamers with discrete GPUs. Whilst Intel’s overclockable i5-12600K has four additional efficiency cores and offers around 12% more performance than the 12400F, it also costs around 50% more. The 12400F offers great value, but to achieve optimal performance the requisite B660 motherboard (which supports 3200+ RAM) is, at least for now, difficult to find at reasonable ($150 USD) prices. AMD’s top value hex-core Ryzen 5 5600X offers similar performance for 50% more money. Despite Intel’s price / performance lead, AMD’s prolific marketers (forums, youtube, reddit etc.) have historically outsold Intel whilst carrying a similar handicap. [Jan '22 CPUPro]

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I originally wanted an i5-12600 but unfortunately, it was not available so I settled for a 12400. It's really affordable and the performance is great. [Nov '22 arvinjason]

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