Good, actually | Intel i5 12400F

Testing the Intel Core i5-12400F six core 12-thread CPU in 10 popular and demanding games in 2024, using an RX 6900 XT discrete GPU.

Perhaps as a side effect of being in the PC enthusiast bubble, I’m guilty of ignoring the Intel i5-12400F. Whether for its lack of E-cores or multiplier overclocking, there’s something about the vanilla i5s that just makes them seem boring. Well, after randomly buying one on a whim, I can tell you that it’s… really good, actually.

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Track names: “Neon Nights”, “Midnight Racer”, “Binary Sunrise” & “Vercetti Forever”

00:00 Intel i5 12400F in 2024
00:49 The Story of the Intel i5 12400F
02:34 Test System
03:11 Gaming Benchmarks
03:14 Benchmarks: Valorant
04:08 Benchmarks: Fortnite
04:50 Benchmarks: Counter Strike 2
05:28 Benchmarks: Call of Duty: Warzone
06:06 Benchmarks: Starfield
06:45 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077
07:32 Benchmarks: The Last of Us
08:16 Benchmarks: Dragon’s Dogma 2
09:13 Benchmarks: Jedi Survivor
09:52 Benchmarks: Civilization VI
10:13 Synthetics: 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy
10:21 Synthetics: CPU-Z & Cinebench R23
10:35 Productivity Test: Davinci Resolve
10:52 Productivity Test: Blender
11:11 Conclusion

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[IcebergTech]

ERRATA:
7:50 I meant to say FSR Performance, not Quality

[konm]

6:45 nice AMD Radeon i5 12400F GPU and intel Ryzen 5 4500 CPU

that aside, nice video as always.

[gacekwilkooki]

i5-12400f is the king and future classic.I use it every day for everything: from programming to heavy gaming.

[dex]

The 12400/F and 12100/F are some of the best budget CPUs right now with good performance at a low price and reasonable power consumption. With a higher budget Ryzen 7000 is the way to go though.

[bluengold]

Is it just me or 12th gen i5s and r5 5600s are aging quite well? Even the 12100 is still cooking

[radzimeg]

I have this exact CPU and couldn't be more satisfied. Yes, there are more alternatives however, at the time of buying this chip it was the best of the best deals. Great for budget gaming and great for budget productivity, basically I love it.

[joekoch]

Great video! I have a 12400 and it’s good to see how it stacks up as the years go by.

[Typou]

The music and overall quality in your videos are phenomenal, keep the good work up.

[mraltoid]

6:00 - as an AMD fan, it's heartening to see Intel get a W. It's like, as a Godzilla fan, I appreciate when King Kong kicks his butt sometimes.

[JoseLucasd]

Babe wake up, iceberg tech just dropped a video about a cpu i will never have.

[Thomas_Angelo]

That's my boy. I paired this with my 3060 and this build was such a good budget build.

[dark_taco]

This man could talk about anything and I'm watching 😂

[Goated_Drake]

Just bought one the other day, pairing it with a 6800, super excited!!

[filipshinigami]

Befor the video 98likes, after the video 120+. Keep doing good work Iceberg 👏

[korosoid]

Ah, yes, 6:53 12400 is a GPU now, and the R5 4500 is in the same 1700 socket.
Bruh, just use Riva Tuner's Overlays, so you won't need to manually type every name of CPU or GPU.

[BKModder]

Literally just moved to this CPU after many, many years on a 3770k. It's a great chip, although now I have the itch to hunt down one of the BCLK capable motherboards to push it even further than power limits can get me.

[AnEagle]

I think the thing no one talks about with the locked multiplier, on the second hand market, is you can trust the chips you bought haven't been abused, all the pins are on the motherboard, and you can't really overclock it, which is quite nice

[otacon]

I’ve always had i5’s. They are brilliant. I put a 12400f in my son’s PC last week. Cost?
12400f £99
MSI B760 £95
32gb Corsair DDR4 3200mhz cl16 £65
Total £260. You can’t beat that.
Paired with a 3060Ti and a 1440p 165hz monitor, it’s just perfect.

[distrusts]

me: with a i5-13400f i made the right choice right....RIGHT

[GewelReal]

Feels weird to watch those video now since I have Ryzen 5600 for few days.
I have the power now to actually relate to those new chips instead of having just Haswell levels of IPC