Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Processor

The Core™ i5-12400F offers an excellent price/performance ratio for 1080p/1440p gaming and everyday productivity. Based on the Alder Lake architecture, it features 6 Performance Cores (P-cores) and 12 threads, offering stable FPS, high responsiveness and controlled power consumption (65 W). The F suffix means no iGPU: a dedicated graphics card is required.

Key Features

• 6 Cores / 12 Threads (P-cores only, Hyper-Threading)

• Frequencies: base 2.5 GHz, Turbo up to 4.4 GHz

• Cache: 18 MB Intel® Smart Cache (L3) + 7.5 MB L2

• Power: Processor Base Power 65 W, Max Turbo Power ~117 W

• Socket: LGA1700 (600 and 700 series motherboards)

• Memory: compatible with DDR5 and DDR4

  • DDR5 up to 4800 MT/s*

  • DDR4 up to 3200 MT/s*

• PCIe Lanes (from CPU): 16× PCIe 5.0 (GPU) + 4× PCIe 4.0 (NVMe SSD)

• iGPU: none (F version)

• Cooler: Intel Laminar RM1 included (boxed version)

Ideal for

• Building a powerful and affordable gaming PC with a dedicated GPU

• Fast and quiet all-purpose PCs (office, light editing, streaming)

• Upgradable LGA1700 configurations (DDR4 or DDR5 depending on the motherboard)

Technical Specifications

• Architecture: Intel® Core 12th Gen — Alder Lake

• Cores / Threads: 6 / 12 (P-cores only)

• Base Frequency: 2.5 GHz

• Max Turbo Frequency: up to 4.4 GHz

• Cache: 18 MB L3 + 7.5 MB L2

• Power: 65 W (Base) / ~117 W (Max Turbo)

• Socket: LGA1700

• Memory: DDR5 (up to 4800 MT/s*) or DDR4 (up to 3200 MT/s*)

• PCIe: up to PCIe 5.0 x16 (GPU) + PCIe 4.0 x4 (SSD)

• Integrated Graphics: no

• Cooler: Intel Laminar RM1 included

* Memory speeds and support depend on the chipset and motherboard used.