12th

Gen Intel Core i5-12490F

Gen Intel Core i5-12490F
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -9%Memory -3%, 1-Core -3%, 2-Core -6%, 4-Core -13%, 8-Core -20%Overclocked Score -3%1-Core 0%, 2-Core 0%, 4-Core -5%, 8-Core -11%, Memory -0%Value & Sentiment -4,708%User Rating -93%, Market Share -9,322%Nice To Haves -30%64-Core -49%, 64-Core -58%, Age 18%

Average Bench: 97.8% (90^th of 1442)

Based on 228 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00090672 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12490F

Poor: 88%Average: 97.8% Great: 110%

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 92%

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Excellent average bench

The 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12490F averaged just 2.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12490F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 179Pts

Avg. Dual Core Speed 341Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12490F is 22.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12490F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,198Pts

Avg. Memory Latency 80.9Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 228 samples)

Rank 9097.8%

Min	Avg	Max
71	Memory 80.9	92
159	1-Core 179	196
300	2-Core 341	387
106% 200 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
538	4-Core 616	721
912	8-Core 979	1,151
98% 797 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
1,086	64-Core 1,198	1,353
74.2% 1,198 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CHN-User, 8 days ago.Gen Intel Core i5-12490F,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)

102% Outstanding

Memory 79.2

1-Core 192

2-Core 368

112% 213 Pts

4-Core 672

8-Core 1,076

107% 874 Pts

64-Core 1,218

75% 1,218 Pts

SVK-User, 20 days ago.Gen Intel Core i5-12490F,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)

96.9% Outstanding

Memory 82.4

1-Core 165

2-Core 303

99% 184 Pts

4-Core 597

8-Core 990

97% 794 Pts

64-Core 1,205

75% 1,205 Pts

TWN-User, 5 days ago.Gen Intel Core i5-12490F,

LGA1700, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

92.5% Outstanding

Memory 80.6

1-Core 175

2-Core 319

103% 191 Pts

4-Core 560

8-Core 924

91% 742 Pts

64-Core 1,158

72% 1,158 Pts

EST-User, 2 days ago.Gen Intel Core i5-12490F,

U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

89.7% Excellent

Memory 78.7

1-Core 177

2-Core 308

101% 188 Pts

4-Core 540

8-Core 957

90% 749 Pts

64-Core 1,166

72% 1,166 Pts

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Gaming 33%

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Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 32%

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CPU
Gen Intel Core i5-12490F12thBench 98%, 228 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	487x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	459x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	331x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	173x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	150x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,367x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	489x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	354x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $87

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

12th

Gen Intel Core i5-12490F