# **Intel Core i5-12400 Specifications**
- **Processor Series**: 12th Gen Intel Core i5 (Alder Lake)
- **Launch Date**: Q1 2022
- **Core Architecture**: Hybrid (Performance and Efficient Cores)
- **Cores/Threads**: 6 Cores / 12 Threads
- **Base Clock Speed**: 2.5 GHz
- **Max Turbo Boost Speed**: Up to 4.4 GHz
- **Cache**:
- **L2 Cache**: 7.5 MB
- **L3 Cache (Smart Cache)**: 18 MB
- **TDP (Thermal Design Power)**: 65W
- **Integrated Graphics**: Intel UHD Graphics 730
- **Base GPU Clock**: 300 MHz
- **Max GPU Clock**: 1.45 GHz
- **Execution Units**: 24
- **Socket**: LGA 1700
- **Memory Support**:
- **DDR4**: Up to 3200 MHz
- **DDR5**: Up to 4800 MHz
- **Max Memory Size**: 128 GB
- **Memory Channels**: Dual-Channel
- **PCIe Support**:
- **PCIe Version**: 5.0 and 4.0
- **PCIe Lanes**: Up to 20
- **Manufacturing Process**: Intel 7 (10nm Enhanced SuperFin)
- **Cooler Included**: Intel Laminar RM1 (Stock Cooler)
- **Overclocking**: Not supported (locked multiplier)
- **Technologies**:
- Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
- Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
- Intel Smart Cache
- Intel UHD Graphics with support for 4K displays
- Intel Deep Learning Boost
- Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator (GNA)
- Intel Thread Director (for optimized hybrid core performance)
### **Key Features**:
- **Performance**: Excellent for gaming, productivity, and multitasking.
- **Efficiency**: Low power consumption with 65W TDP.
- **Future-Proof**: Supports DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0 for next-gen hardware.
- **Integrated Graphics**: Capable of handling light gaming and 4K video playback.
