12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400F desktop processor

Built for the next generation of gaming.

Performance that puts gaming first.

Compete with confidence or get immersed in new worlds with a revolutionary processor architecture that focuses on what matters most �C gaming.

Up to 4.4 GHz Max Clock Speed¹

6 Cores

12 Threads

* Discrete Graphics Card Required

Performance beyond the cores.

The new processor architecture is also compatible with the latest platform innovations, giving you performance improvements throughout your PC.

Ready for what��s next

Support for PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 for high-performance components like memory and graphics.

Best-in-class connectivity

Thunderbolt™ 4 and Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6/6E (Gig+) deliver fast transfer speeds and connections to peripherals.²

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Specifications

Essentials

Product Collection

12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors

Code Name

Products formerly Alder Lake

Vertical Segment

Desktop

Processor Number

i5-12400F

Status

Launched

Launch Date

Q1'22

Lithography

Intel 7

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

# of Performance-cores

# of Efficient-cores

Total Threads

Max Turbo Frequency

4.40 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.40 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

2.50 GHz

Cache

18 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Total L2 Cache

7.5 MB

Processor Base Power

65 W

Maximum Turbo Power

117 W

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128 GB

Memory Types

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

Max # of Memory Channels

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Expansion Options

Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision

4.0

Max # of DMI Lanes

Scalability

1S Only

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0

PCI Express Configurations*

Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

Package Specifications

Max CPU Configuration

Thermal Solution Specification

PCG 2020C

T JUNCTION

100��C

Package Size

45.0 mm x 37.5 mm

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator

3.0

Intel® Thread Director

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)

Yes

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported*

Yes

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology*

2.0

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology*

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)*

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)*

Yes

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)*

Yes

Intel® 64*

Yes

Instruction Set

64-bit

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2

Idle States

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Security & Reliability

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes

Secure Key

Yes

Intel® OS Guard

Yes

Execute Disable Bit*

Yes

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes

Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Yes

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes

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