The chip has six P-cores that support hyper-threading and run at a base speed of 2.5 GHz and a boost speed of 4.4 GHz. The 12400 supports cutting-edge connectivity with DDR4-3200 or up to DDR5-4800 memory support, as well as 16 lanes of PCIe 5.0 and four lanes of PCIe 4.0 from the chip for M.2 SSDs.

The Core i5-12400 performs admirably in all threaded productivity applications, and its snappy single-threaded performance outperforms even the fastest Ryzen 5000 processors. Furthermore, the Core i5-12400 delivers incredible gaming performance at a much lower price point than any comparable AMD processor, establishing a new standard for budget gaming chips.