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Intel BX8071512400

Core i5-12400

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

Average Bench: 98.1% (43rd of 1363)

Based on 7,165 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF00090675, BFEBFBFF00090672 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400
Poor: 88%Average: 98.1% Great: 107%
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i5-12400 averaged just 1.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-12400 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 176Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 339Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-12400 is just 18.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-12400 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,194Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 81.4Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,165 samples)
Rank 4398.1%
Min Avg Max
69.6 Memory 81.4 92
164 1-Core 176 187
307 2-Core 339 367
106% 199 Pts
Min Avg Max
530 4-Core 617 695
910 8-Core 977 1,052
98.1% 797 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,096 64-Core 1,194 1,250
73.9% 1,194 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 76
1-Core 183
2-Core 361
108% 207 Pts
4-Core 651
8-Core 1,000
102% 825 Pts
64-Core 1229
76% 1229 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 80.5
1-Core 169
2-Core 340
104% 196 Pts
4-Core 627
8-Core 991
100% 809 Pts
64-Core 1,230
76% 1,230 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 180
2-Core 325
105% 196 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 1,012
96% 792 Pts
64-Core 1,211
75% 1,211 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 55,581,462 CPUs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $209 @ launch in Jan '22
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Gaming 100%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 - $109

CPU
Core i5-12400Intel  $194Bench 98%, 7,165 samples442x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $378Bench 98%, 232,735 samples336x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $450Bench 133%, 238,653 samples268x
UHD Graphics 730IntelBench 6%, 8,025 samples174x
SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 267%, 90,337 samples125x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $55Bench 239%, 39,426 samples118x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 206%, 25,258 samples85x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 653,654 samples145x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 90%, 22,023 samples108x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 15,498 samples85x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $841

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