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Intel Core i5-12400

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12400 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12400 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12400 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-12400

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 730

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 100.17

Overall Rank:
762nd fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
317th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
262nd fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $192.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
19232
Single Thread Rating
3505

Samples: 3533*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12400

Integer Math59,988 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math46,726 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers70 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,719 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,661 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression232,740 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,136 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions15,738 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,505 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12400

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,754
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,498
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i5-12400
 19,232
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 101.30
Intel Core i5-12400
 100.17
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400
 3,505
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12400
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2514480 - Mar 28 2025
19390
BL2513737 - Mar 28 2025
17927
BL2513677 - Mar 28 2025
19066
BL2513407 - Mar 28 2025
18611
BL2513103 - Mar 27 2025
20664
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12400
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12400
 19,232
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,875 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12400
 16,440 (-14.5%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-12400
 27,639 (+43.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 27,054 (+40.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 21,559 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 19,344 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5-12400
 17,494 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i5-12400
 16,342 (-15.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 16,122 (-16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i5-12400
 15,658 (-18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i5-12400
 14,804 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i5-13500T vs Intel Core i5-12400
 22,947 (+19.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12400 Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,292
Intel Core i5-12400
 3,437