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Intel Core i5-12400 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i5-12400 has 6 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1700 socket and was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i5-12400 scores 1,647 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 9,451 points.
| Name: | Intel Core i5-12400 |
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| Family: | Intel Core i5 (334) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| Architecture: | Alder Lake S |
| Technology: | 10 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 12 |
| Predecessor: | Intel Core i5-11400 |
| Successor: | Intel Core i5-13400 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-12400 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12400 is 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 6 / 12 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 6x Golden Cove |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.50 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): | 4.00 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Intel Core i5-12400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-12400 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 730, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.30 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.45 GHz |
| Compute units: | 24 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q1/2021 |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
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| Generation: | 12 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200 | 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 128 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | 117 W |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Core i5-12400 is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 25.50 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 10 nm |
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| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1700 |
| L2-Cache: | 7.50 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 18.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
| Release price: | 192 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-12400 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-12400
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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Intel Core i5-12400
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
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Intel Core i5-12400
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-12400
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6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1335U
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12490F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i5-12400
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-12300T
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Intel Core i3-12300
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400T
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-9900KF
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11800H
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5215
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6244
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-12500
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11600K
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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Intel Core i5-12600K
17,660 CB R23 MC @ 115 W |
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Intel Core i5-12600KF
17,660 CB R23 MC @ 115 W |
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Intel Core i5-12400F
12,454 CB R23 MC @ 82 W |
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Intel Core i5-12400
12,454 CB R23 MC @ 82 W |
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Intel Core i9-14900K
38,712 CB R23 MC @ 256 W |
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
15,315 CB R23 MC @ 103 W |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
10,988 CB R23 MC @ 76 W |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
312 entries
312 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
302 entries
302 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
596 entries
596 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
579 entries
579 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,815 entries
1,815 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,761 entries
1,761 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,500 entries
2,500 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,472 entries
2,472 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
659 entries
659 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
608 entries
608 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,087 entries
2,087 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries
529 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries
212 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,402 entries
2,402 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries
741 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries
249 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
117 entries
117 entries
Description of the processor
The Intel Core i5-12400 is a 6-core processor for mainstream applications. In contrast to its bigger brothers, the Intel Core i5-12400 uses a classic CPU core distribution (6x Golden Cove performance cores). The larger expansion stages such as the Intel Core i5-12600K have been given additional efficiency cores by Intel in a hybrid core structure. Unfortunately, the Intel Core i5-12400 does not have these.Intel has also significantly reduced the TDP for this: while the Intel Core i5-12600K can consume up to 125 watts (even 150 watts for a short time), the Intel Core i5-12400 uses a TDP of only 65 watts. This can be increased to 117 watts over a short period of time.
Nevertheless, the 12th generation of the Intel Core i5-12400 is convincing. Due to the use of the new DDR5 memory standard (officially up to DDR5-4800 is supported) and the production using the "Intel 10" process (comparable to TSMCs 7 nm production, which is currently used in the AMD Ryzen 5000 processors), the chip is tolerable economical and at the same time fast on the road.
The new Alder-Lake S architecture uses the LGA 1700 socket and, in addition to DDR5 RAM, can also connect graphics cards with up to PCIe 5.0 (double the bandwidth compared to the previous 4.0 generation). So far, however, no graphics cards support the new PCIe 5.0 interface. Of course it is backwards compatible.
If desired, the Intel Core i5-12400 can also address the DDR5 RAM faster using the XMP profile. What is new here is the XMP 3.0 profile from Intel, which offers more flexibility when overclocking the main memory. The new Alder-Lake S platform can address up to 128 GB of RAM, and a system with the maximum configuration with 2x 64 GB memory modules achieves a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB per second.
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