Intel Core i5-12400F
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Q1/2022
Intel Core i5-12400F

Processor Intel Core i5-12400F, specifications and benchmarks

88 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i5-12400F Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q1/2022. Here are all the Intel Core i5-12400F’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 2.50 GHz, total of cores is 6 / 12. The CPU supports DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 1700. The TDP for CPU is 65 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    12
  • Name
    Intel Core i5-12400F
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-11400F
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • 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
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • GPU name
    None
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • JPEG
    No
  • VC-1
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • VP9
    No
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    7.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    18 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q1/2022
  • Socket
    LGA 1700
  • Technology
    10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12400F 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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Published results: 15

Blender Cycles

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

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-12400F
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux 197.430931 samples/min Submissions: 19
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 157.851555 samples/min Submissions: 96
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Linux 199.716739 samples/min Submissions: 7
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 158.67054 samples/min Submissions: 58
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux 197.967794 samples/min Submissions: 5
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 148.953521 samples/min Submissions: 121
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux 198.128399 samples/min Submissions: 15
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 145.751849 samples/min Submissions: 65
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Linux 188.63931 samples/min Submissions: 10
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 146.386328 samples/min Submissions: 40
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 154.23191 samples/min Submissions: 94
Blender 5.0.0 / CPU / Windows 132.355368 samples/min Submissions: 5
More tests: 3
Test and settingsIntel Core i5-12400F
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows 163.569856 samples/min Submissions: 8
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 169.74955 samples/min Submissions: 19
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 167.733383 samples/min Submissions: 9

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F
1630
1630
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 i5-12400F
12713
12678
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 i5-12400F
724
694
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 i5-12400F
4834
4834
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 i5-12400F
1674
1665
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 i5-12400F
9566
9541

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

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PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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