Intel Core i5 12400F
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Intel Core i5 12400F

Overall Score
49/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Intel Core i5 12400F is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 49/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
50/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
64/100
Rating: Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared)
Multiplier 25x
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier No

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Background blur 49.5 images/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec
File compression 789 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 77.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 230 pages/sec

General

General specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Codename Alder Lake
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Model number i5-12400F
Released January 4, 2022
Successor -Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
Type Desktop
Vendor Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
ECC Support No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR5-4800- DDR4-3200

Misc

Misc specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Official Site Intel Core i5 12400F official page
PCI Express Lanes 20
PCI Express Version 5.0
Technologies - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

Package

Package specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 10 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket LGA-1700
TDP (PL1) 65 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Data compression 233.1 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 74M Primes/sec
Floating point math 46.9 GOps/sec
Integer math 60.1 GOps/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 145.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 300.8 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Intel Core i5 12400F
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-03-04(RD) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-05-12(inoklike) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-07-21(Rolling Manatee) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-08-17(Olini) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-01-24(Ecstatify) GeekBench

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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