Intel Core i5-12400 leak could be AMDs worst nightmare

Date:
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:44:57 +0000

Description:
Loads of Alder Lake spillage is happening, and this midrange CPU looks to be
a potentially serious headache for AMD.

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Intels incoming Core i5-12400 could be a midrange beast of a chip, at least
if the latest leak about this Alder Lake processor is on the money.

The spilled benchmark comes from Bilibili as spotted by HXL on Twitter, a common source of hardware leaks, with this one showing the 12400 put through its paces on Cinebench R20 and CPU-Z, with seriously impressive results. Retail i5 12400Single core up to 4.4Gall core up to 4Ghttps://t.co/9Czi4ToE8p pic.twitter.com/XWR8CQQ4aG October 11, 2021 See more

First of all, we should note the spec details revealed here, showing whats apparently the retail version of the Core i5-12400. It has 6 performance cores, with no power-efficient cores, so in other words, its just a normal
CPU with no small cores as per Alder Lakes hybrid scheme of things (not every 12th-gen chip will employ the hybrid tech). Here are the best gaming PCs Weve picked out all the best processors And the best cheap RAM prices and deals

As for clock speeds, the Intel CPU is capable of boost to 4.4GHz on a single-core, with 4GHz across all-cores.

In Cinebench R20, the Core i5-12400 flexes its performance core-only muscles to hit 659 in single-threaded, and 4,784 in multi-threaded. As PC Gamer
points out, thats faster than the Ryzen 5 5600X which has 6-cores and managed 597 and 4,438 respectively when our sister site benchmarked the AMD processor . So Intel is 10% and 8% faster in single and multi-threaded here.

Obviously we need to take this with a good deal of caution, though, but its quite a startling result if genuine.

As for CPU-Z, the 12400 scored 681 in single-threaded and 4,983 in multi-threaded. In testing on AIDA64, which was also shown here, the Alder Lake CPU didnt get any hotter than 60C (with a peak power draw of 78W), so thats good to see, as well. Analysis: Going for the CPU jugular? Lets hope so for competitivitys sake

As ever with pre-release leakage, we should underline again that hefty doses of salt are required, and wed be foolish to try and draw any firm conclusions comparing to other chips on the market thats what full reviews are for when products are launched. But still, its hard not to get excited about the promising level of performance which this leak suggests for what should be a wallet-friendly Alder Lake processor .

We say wallet-friendly, but of course what we dont know is a key piece of the puzzle, and thats how Intel will pitch pricing. In this case, it should be in line with current midrange pricing, you would hope perhaps a bit more (or maybe not if Intel really wants to take the fight to AMD and go for the CPU jugular, to try to reclaim some of that desktop territory lost to Ryzen in recent years).

For reference, the current Core i5-11400 ( Rocket Lake CPU) retails for $182 (around 135, AU$245), and remember, the Ryzen 5 5600X sells for $299 (around 220, AU$400) but as we said already, lets not jump to any conclusions just yet on how much of a potent weapon the 12400 might be in Intels armory. Check out the best PC components for your rig



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