Intel 12th Gen Core i5-12400 Alder Lake Processor

The latest Intel Core i5-12400 processor featured 6 Golden Cove. This 12th gen Core o comes with 6 cores and 12 threads. The P-cores (Golden Cove) will operate at a base frequency of 2.50 GHz and a maximum boost frequency of up to 4.40 GHz. The i5-12400 Alder Lake Processor will feature 25 MB of L3 cache and TDP values are maintained at 65 W (PL1). The latest Intel Core i5-12400 has six hyperthreaded P-cores, according to information from a Bilibili leaker spotted by Twitter user HXL. This Alder Lake model will not receive any energy-efficient E-cores. The higher-positioned models, Intel has previously confirmed. The processor would also have an 18MB L3 cache and a 65W TDP increase the clock it would be 4.4GHz on a single core and 4.0GHz on all cores.

Core Benefits of the Processor

the Intel Core i5-12400 Alder Lake CPU will feature both DDR5 and DDR4 memory controllers. High-end motherboards will retain DDR5 while the more mainstream offerings will open up DDR4 support too. This 12th Gen Core i5 comes with Mobo Socket LGA 1700, 64 Bit Width, 2 Memory Channels with Maximum memory 256 GB capacity, it has thermal design power (TDP) rating of 65W. This Core i5 12th Gen processor has few expansion options also.

The Core i5-12400 performs as well as these benchmarks suggest, it could become the budget gaming CPU of choice. As always, The recommand waiting until third-party reviews are up before drawing any performance conclusions. Intel has assured everyone that Alder Lake is still launching in 2021.

Intel Core i5-12400 Review

It would be easy to dismiss the Intel Core i5 12400 as one of the least interesting processors from the 12th Gen Alder Lake generation of CPUs, but in doing so you’d be dismissing one of the best mainstream chips ever made. Now, it is possible part of this CPU’s nerdy allure is the product of a happy accident on the part of Intel’s microcode, but that doesn’t change the fact that as well as being an excellent six-core, 12-thread gaming processor, it’s a hugely impressive overclocking chip, too.

But, if you were particularly after the special Alder Lake hybrid sauce that’s made the Core i9 12900K and Core i5 12600K such potent new processors, you’d be missing out because the Core i5 12400 doesn’t have any of that big.LITTLE specialness. It’s a pretty by rote six-core CPU along the same lines as we’ve seen from the last few generations of budget Intel i5.

That’s still a very positive thing, by the way. Since AMD took the lead in the hearts and minds of PC gamers with its outstanding Ryzen CPUs, Intel has refocused on the mid-range market and has been putting out the absolute best value gaming chips around. Especially since it took the decision to enable Hyper Threading on its full range of processors. That gives something like the i5 12400 some serious multi threading grunt for the money.

This processor has 03 years warranty (no warranty for fan or cooler).