Wednesday, December 15th 2021
Intel Core i5-12400 Early Review Dubs it a Game Changer
The upcoming Intel Core i5-12400 processor could be a game changer in the mid-range, according to an early gaming performance review by Igor's Lab, which landed simulated the chip by disabling the E-cores, and setting the right clock speeds and power values. Based on the smaller H0 silicon of "Alder Lake-S," which physically only features six "Golden Cove" CPU cores, and no "Gracemont" E-core clusters, the i5-12400 ticks at 2.50 GHz, and 4.40 GHz boost frequency, with 65 W base power, and 117 W maximum turbo power (MTP).
Testing reveals that this MTP value lends the processor some stellar energy-efficiency numbers, and the chip strikes a performance/Watt sweetspot. Igor's Lab, however, recommends that for the best efficiency, the i5-12400 should be paired with DDR4 memory. In its testing, DDR4-3733 (with Gear 1) was used. Gaming benchmarks put out by Igor's Lab shows that the Core i5-12400 trades blows with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X "Zen 3" in a number of games, beating it in several of them by virtue of higher IPC of the "Golden Cove" cores, and beating the i7-11700K "Rocket Lake" 8-core/16-thread processor at a fraction of its power-draw. A word of caution, though, is that the i5-12400 was simulated on a C0 silicon, possibly the i9-12900K, and the real i5-12400 die may not have the same refinements or electrical characteristics. Even with the E-core cluster disabled, the L3 cache size isn't the same (30 MB vs. 18 MB). Catch the review in the source link below.
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Igor's Lab
Testing reveals that this MTP value lends the processor some stellar energy-efficiency numbers, and the chip strikes a performance/Watt sweetspot. Igor's Lab, however, recommends that for the best efficiency, the i5-12400 should be paired with DDR4 memory. In its testing, DDR4-3733 (with Gear 1) was used. Gaming benchmarks put out by Igor's Lab shows that the Core i5-12400 trades blows with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X "Zen 3" in a number of games, beating it in several of them by virtue of higher IPC of the "Golden Cove" cores, and beating the i7-11700K "Rocket Lake" 8-core/16-thread processor at a fraction of its power-draw. A word of caution, though, is that the i5-12400 was simulated on a C0 silicon, possibly the i9-12900K, and the real i5-12400 die may not have the same refinements or electrical characteristics. Even with the E-core cluster disabled, the L3 cache size isn't the same (30 MB vs. 18 MB). Catch the review in the source link below.
66 Comments on Intel Core i5-12400 Early Review Dubs it a Game Changer
In other words, take these benchmarks with a grain (bucket) of salt... What is the purpose of dropping benchmarks like these when the consumer product doesn't reflect the stellar results posted above?
Will consider getting a 12400 for family PC
Igors simulation might be "best case" figures here, with reality falling short
AMD on the other hand pretty much houses everything inside the CPU itself. All you need is a compatible AM4 board and your good to go.
Sadly, that will never happen as if the silicon would be that great intel wouldn't use it on that cpu and will not give mid-range cpu's "that much cache" :/ :(
Clickbait crap, that's what. Simulated on a different CPU, because we were dying to read this 'early review' that isn't actually a review?
Game changer, because it reaches margin of error differences with the rest of the midrange>top end of AMD/Intel CPU stacks? At a 'mere' 117W?! Because somehow that's a great number for CPUs now? Lmao
Its a ripple in the pond of lakes, at best. Its this the new hotness now, these early reviews? Can we kill it with fire tyvm? Launch day reviews are bad enough as it is, more often than not lacking critical info because everyone's rushing to be first. Previews are worse - they're nothing other than advertorials nobody pays for (I hope...).
Apart from the fact that the emulation was done with a normal retail CPU (not an Intel sample) in the form of the i5-12600K, I also randomly tested the results with a qualified sample (QYHX) of the i5-12400 for plausibility and it was within the tolerance range of normal CPUs. However, I did not test the original for collegial reasons, even though I did not sign any NDAs. The BIOS settings up to the performance values are 1:1 the same as those of the non-K CPU.
First lines of this review:A bit later:This isn't clickbait, but a shitload of work. Before Intel pays me anything, hell freezes over :D
I didn't read the review because I like to read about the actual product, post release. I've learned a few things over the years regarding that constant need and want for attention to generate ad revenue. As far as the swearing-infested post in between... yeah. That social media-drive is exactly the core of that issue. Its the reason we think somehow an earlier review is somehow a good thing. I've killed all social media accounts over six years ago, its the cesspool of the internet.
Sorry for being all difficult and I appreciate your hard work, but really, this is just yet another CPU.
That's not a game changer, that's all. Even the fact that it uses 27 percent less power isn't really much of a game changer either. This is no Apple device. I appreciate the hard work, but I don't think the tone is warranted. It sounds like "this is the best thing ever" to beat a 15 month old CPU (at release date) by 1.6 percent.
turns out omitting a single ? can sensationalise a headline a lot
but yeah, these clickbaits w/o even linking to the original article are ... uhm ...
Just to be clear I think the i7-12700k is the best CPU around right now, as AMD has not lowered their prices. But that's all. A Ryzen 5900X is good competition, and a 5600X is good competition to the 12400. Not a game changer imo. Cheers everyone, it's no big deal <3
Ripples in the pond at best. The real game changer is the competition between AMD and Intel is on, which means cheaper CPUs hopefully for us. And if not, the market is even more broken than we thought. I know, it sounds boring. But sometimes its nice to just be realistic, instead of an extension of hypercapitalist marketing machines fighting for attention.
For anyone to say that a i5-12400 will not provide years worth of solid performance is just not in touch with computing in the real world.
As gamer i dont care if E cores are there or not. If ST performance is better (and it is 15-20% compared with 11400). I wan it.