Intel Core i5-12400F 12th Generation Desktop Processor (Base Clock: 2.5GHz, 6 Cores, LGA1700, RAM DDR4 and DDR5 up to 128GB)

The Intel Core i5-12400F is hands down one of the best budget CPUs available. I have been blown away by the performance it delivers for the price.It handles everything I throw at it with ease, whether it is gaming, multitasking or heavier workloads like editing. Temperatures stay low with a decent cooler and it runs very efficiently overall. Setup was easy and I had no issues getting it up and running.For anyone building a mid-range system or looking for serious value without sacrificing performance, this CPU is an absolute no brainer. I would definitely buy it again and highly recommend it.

Budget cpu excellent

This has gone onto an MSI PRO B760M-A as part of a new build for my son. This CPU offers good value performance in a mid-range gaming system. Load times are snappy and the included cooler is pretty decent. We will be replacing that in the future though it's awesome Intel still bundle good quality coolers with their CPUs.

I am not a heavy gamer, but I do like to game and this processor has been perfect as a replacement for an older i5. I bought it as the mobo failed in my pc, but as the chip and mobo were so old it meant I needed to replace both. This i5 is definitely faster than the older architecture ones (my other was gen 3) and with a 3050 and 32gb of RAM, I can easily play online shooters and horrors with my friends without feeling I am at a disadvantage to them.As I needed to get a cpu quickly I had to get a cheaper one that if I had planned and saved for an upgrade, but despite it being under £150 it seems very well priced. Obviously for machines that need to do a lot more this might not be the chip for you but for a bit of online gaming and some streaming, I have no complaints.

I ordered this two years ago when building my first PC and have, generally, not had any issues with it. I originally ordered a separate fan that arrived faulty and had to be returned, so for these two years I've been using the stock fan that comes with the CPU.In the past few weeks I noticed some overheating issues, no big deal, I ordered my thermal paste and isopropyl alcohol, made sure I knew what I needed to do, etc.Unmounting the fan was a nightmare. One of the plastic push pins fell apart with a single touch, the other three were so warped that twisting and pulling did nothing until I felt like I was about to break the motherboard.Mounting it again was worse. So much worse. As mentioned, the pins were so warped after two years that it took me a whole hour to get them to think about mounting in a vaguely stable manner. I started my PC, it overheated instantly because the cooler wasn't close enough to the CPU despite everything being stable. After more jiggling, threatening to break the motherboard, and generally losing my marbles my PC now runs again. 10C hotter than it did before I changed the paste. I'm idling at 70C with a word document open. I have done everything else correctly but this fan was sent from hell to torment me. I hate it. I am so angry at it.Anyway needless to say I've ordered a different highly-rated cooler with *screws* that will be arriving tomorrow and I cannot wait to take a hammer to this one.Get the CPU. Buy a different cooler.

I've owned more expensive CPUs - up to AMD Ryzen 9 and Intel 13900K. In most cases these were overkill and ran hot with high wattages! Most of the work I was doing offloaded everything to my GPU so having a beastly CPU was a waste.I've downgraded to this CPU in my main desktop rig. It's great for productivity software (music and design work) as well as gaming. I have it paired with a RTX 4000 series card and haven't noticed a significant drop in frame rates whilst gaming. (maybe 1-5 FPS) In most games I max out the monitor's 144Hz/FPS at 1440p.One different thing about this CPU over other Intel offerings is that it has 6 performance cores (with 12 threads - hyperthreading) and no low powered efficiency cores. (they are only really needed for laptops anyway to save battery power!)The CPU is also very efficient and runs quite cool. Mine is 26c when idle and 26-30 light tasks such as browsing the web. During gaming - the temps are usually in the mid 50s. Benchmarking (such as Cinebench and Geekbench etc) reaches mid 60s. I am using a two-fan DEEPCOOL AS500 PLUS air cooler with three case 120mm fans.All in all - very happy with purchase and highly recommend! :)

Brilliant 👏

This was the best gaming pc ever make on a budget