Intel Core i5-12400

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 12000
Family
12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Generation
12
Name
Intel Core i5-12400
Predecessor
Intel Core i5-11400
Processor Number
i5-12400
Segment
Desktop
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
6x Golden Cove
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
6
CPU Threads
12
Efficient Cores
0
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
4.4 GHz
Overclocking
No
P-core Base Clock
2.5 GHz
P-core Max Turbo
4.4 GHz
Performance Cores
6
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
4 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
12
GPU Frequency
300 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Turbo
1450 MHz
Graphics Base Frequency
300 MHz
Graphics Output
eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q1/2021
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
Decode
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
128 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
PCIe
5.0 x 20
PCIe lanes
20
PCIe version
5.0 and 4.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
Maximum Turbo Power
117 W
Processor Base Power (PBP)
65 W
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
117 W
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Alder Lake S
Cache (manufacturer label)
18 MB Intel Smart Cache
Codename
Products formerly Alder Lake
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
L2-Cache
7.5 MB (Total cache capacity)
L3-Cache
18 MB
Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
Launched
Part Number
—
Release date
Q1/2022
Socket
FCLGA1700
Technology
Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

53 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

105 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

28 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

109 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

99 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

143 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

548 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Published results: 9

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settings	Intel Core i5-12400
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows	156.81274 samples/min Submissions: 28
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows	153.97685 samples/min Submissions: 11
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows	142.514016 samples/min Submissions: 19
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux	194.13566 samples/min Submissions: 5
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows	148.761142 samples/min Submissions: 17
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Linux	178.813618 samples/min Submissions: 5
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows	143.354139 samples/min Submissions: 21
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows	154.342732 samples/min Submissions: 28
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows	161.025624 samples/min Submissions: 12

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-12400 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1623

Intel Core i5-12400

1630

Intel Core i9-11900

1630

Intel Core i9-11900F

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

12454

Intel Core i5-12400

12713

Intel Core i7-6950X

12678

Intel Core i7-10700K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

664

Intel Core i5-12400

724

Intel Core i9-12900H

694

Intel Core i7-12700H

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

4784

Intel Core i5-12400

4834

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

4834

Intel Core i7-10700

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1647

Intel Core i5-12400

1674

Intel Core i9-11900T

1665

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

9451

Intel Core i5-12400

9566

Intel Core i9-11950H

9541

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

557 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-12400

567 GFLOPS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

561 GFLOPS

Samsung Exynos 9810

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark