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Intel Core i5 12400F vs i5 12400

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Intel Core i5 12400F
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49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400
Intel Core i5 12400F
Intel Core i5 12400

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400F against the 2.5 GHz i5 12400. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (4)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
42.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12400 and 12400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400F
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Core i5 12400

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 295
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 1710
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 789 MB/sec 879.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec 65.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec 223.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec 275.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 230 pages/sec 225.9 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 49.5 images/sec
Photo processing 77.9 images/sec 81.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec 15.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1128 & 1015 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F +4%
19551
Core i5 12400
18816
Integer math 60.1 GOps/sec 58.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.9 GOps/sec 45.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 74M Primes/sec 67M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec 22.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec 11.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 233.1 MBytes/sec 228 MBytes/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec 1090 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec 15.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 17200 & 6661 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400F
161.36
Core i5 12400 +3%
166.74

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.8 PPW 9.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 145.8 PPW 150.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 300.8 PPW 289.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.57 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 12400F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-24 (Ecstatify)Geekbench 6 CPU2918 / 13277
📘 2025-08-17 (Olini)Cinebench 2024101 / 664
📘 2025-07-21 (Rolling Manatee)Cinebench 202495 / 640
📘 2025-05-12 (inoklike)Cinebench 202493 / 646
📘 2025-03-04 (RD)Cinebench 202488 / 620
Add View all (5)
Intel Core i5 12400
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-24 (MortalMech)Cinebench 2026295 / 1710
📘 2024-06-27 (Renni)Cinebench 202499 / 598
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400F and i5 12400

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-12400F i5-12400
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 730
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel CPU rating (163rd and 164th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W 117 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (108th and 109th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1450 MHz
Shading Units - 192
TMUs - 48
ROPs - 24
Execution Units - 24
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 12400F
n/a
Core i5 12400
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 730 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400F official page Intel Core i5 12400 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12400 or i5 12400F?
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Józsi March 3, 2022 at 02:36 AM
I chose 12400F because it costs 22 USD less, and I don't need an integrated graphics card.
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Chantal May 1, 2022 at 12:41 AM
The integrated graphics card is nice when you want to troubleshoot an issue with your graphics card.
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LOG June 12, 2022 at 09:34 AM
for 10-20 bucks more I might just get the one with integrated graphics. it can be a life saver in certain situations.
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Dom June 18, 2022 at 10:09 AM
LOG, In my country F CPU cost less only 2eur difference, so integrated graphics are worth more, also without F has H0 and C0 stepping options to choose from. With H0 stepping use much less power but more heating. So what to choose is hard to say in terms of price only the difference is minimal.
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