Average Bench: 98.3% (71st of 1420)

Based on 32,972 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF00090672, BFEBFBFF00090675 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F

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]

Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i5-12400F averaged just 1.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-12400F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 172Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 329Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-12400F is just 12%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-12400F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,181Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 82.5Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 32,972 samples)
Min Avg Max
74.3 Memory 82.5 90.9
163 1-Core 172 181
299 2-Core 329 352
104% 195 Pts
Min Avg Max
549 4-Core 611 672
914 8-Core 970 1,031
97.2% 791 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,118 64-Core 1,181 1,224
73.1% 1,181 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)
Memory 83.5
1-Core 174
2-Core 314
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 990
97% 796 Pts
64-Core 1,168
72% 1,168 Pts
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Memory 73.4
1-Core 166
2-Core 320
98% 186 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 880
96% 761 Pts
64-Core 1,190
74% 1,190 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Memory 83.7
1-Core 166
2-Core 313
101% 187 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 938
89% 739 Pts
64-Core 1,143
71% 1,143 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Memory 67.7
1-Core 164
2-Core 310
95% 181 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 934
90% 740 Pts
64-Core 1,145
71% 1,145 Pts
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 - $110

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 Comments

12th generation Alder Lake processor...

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Best affordable CPU on the market—Jul '22

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Cheap and powerful. You have the ability to upgrade all the way to the 13900k if you have a good motherboard—Jan '23


Good

2 hrs ago.

its perfect for your first gaming pc

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You can consider myself an AMD fanboy but even I'm impressed with the performance for money. Its very easy to keep it cool. Paired it with a CoolerMaster 212 Black (single fan config, assisted only by chassis airflow) and I dont spike much higher than 55~60°C even while stress testing it. Very much recommendable for an Intel system.—Aug '22


Good

6 months ago.

Really good price to power radius


Good

20 months ago.


Terrible

1 day ago.

for my is the best in all the world for always


Excellent

18 months ago.

Best gaming CPU in 2022. Try to get a good deal on a B660 board and you're golden.


Good

7 months ago.

its super chill for gaming


Excellent

20 months ago.

Outstanding Value!


Excellent

17 months ago.

Just benched 108% on this CPU with the stock cooler, incredible value!

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Benchmark at 108%


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Intel Core i5-12600K $215Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50
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