Intel Core i5-12400

Even though this first benchmark run was only about pure gaming – the tendency is already really clear, just like in the previous emulation. The new Intel Core i5-12400 has what it takes to set a real scent mark in its price and performance class and to really annoy AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X. With its 6 P-cores and HT, it’s not only virtually as fast as AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X on paper, but it offers the better P1 values and an efficiency that’s over a third better than that of the previous front-runner Ryzen 5 5600X! That’s no small improvement either, but a whole class better. At least.

So if you have avid needs for your PC and are not a content creator demanding many threaded applications, then the proc will serve you extremely well as a desktop processor. For gaming, this CPU is downright excellent even with the fastest graphics cards, period. An affordable CPU does need an affordable infrastructure though, see keep in mind what I stated about B660 and DDR4 okay? But yeah man, the Core i5 12400 is absolutely a processor we can highly recommend.

Intel is back with a vengeance on the desktop. Melding high-performance architecture with fantastic value, Core i5-12400 is a great choice for a shiny, new PC build in 2022.