Intel CPU

Core i5-12400

Median Recent Price: $161 | MSRP: $179

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Average FPS

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142FPS

EfficiencyRANK #35 / 41

Value Rating

0.884FPS/$

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21 Games Average

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using RTX 5090

Core i5-12400 Specifications

The CPU's architecture details

General

Release Date2022-01-04

MSRP$179

Current Price$161

Generation12th Gen

CodenameAlder Lake

Performance

Cores6

Threads12

TDP65W

Clocks

Base Clock2.5 GHz

Boost Clock4.4 GHz

SocketLGA 1700

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