Conclusion and conclusion
Even though this first benchmark run was only about pure gaming – the tendency is already really clear, just like in the previous emulation. The new Intel Core i5-12400 has what it takes to set a real scent mark in its price and performance class and to really annoy AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X. With its 6 P-cores and HT, it’s not only virtually as fast as AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X on paper, but it offers the better P1 values and an efficiency that’s over a third better than that of the previous front-runner Ryzen 5 5600X! That’s no small improvement either, but a whole class better. At least.
What one takes up less in electrical power, one will of course also have to give off less in the form of waste heat. The up to 50 watts can almost be cooled with a wet thumb, which also does not overstrain the necessary cooling performance of a boxed cooler. If there were not the problem with the warping sockets and the negatively affected contact between CPU and cooler bottom (bending of the CPU) due to the much too high contact pressures of the bracket. However, how to do that with push pins and without a massive backplate is still a mystery to me. Maybe Intel uses other sockets with lower contact pressure on the sockets of the cheaper B- and H-boards, because surely nobody will want to go high-end here. Then perhaps a limitation to e.g. 125 watts beckons again.
Cooling issues with Intel’s Alder Lake – Problems with the LGA-1700 socket and a possible workaround
So what are all the upgraders and retrofitters doing? If you own a Ryzen 5 as Zen3 (or maybe Zen2+), you definitely don’t need the approx. 190 euro expensive (street price with 19% VAT) Core i5-12400 as a pure side-grade, especially since the platform still costs a lot of money even as a B660 that currently leaves some questions unanswered. However, the small Core i5-12400 is highly interesting for upgraders and newcomers who need to save a bit or are more oriented towards ecological guidelines. These customers exist and therefore they now get a new purchase tip. Only the far too high board prices prevent an even better grade.
Intel will definitely not take any existing customers away from AMD in gaming, but the tide may turn for new customers if availability and prices for the base are right and the DDR4 motherboards are also placed on the market at acceptable prices. It’s best to let it sit for a while, wait to see how street prices develop and then judge again. Launch and MSRPs are one thing, street prices later are another. Maybe.
The tested CPU is a self-procured, retail CPU and was not provided by Intel. A voluntary signing of NDAs was not accepted by Intel due to the alleged relevance of our publication until today, so that I again purely voluntarily adhere to the embargo periods for CPU and motherboard (keyword collegiality). The motherboard and memory are commercially sourced and were only provided on the condition that the embargo periods for these products were adhered to. There was therefore no influence on the tests by the manufacturer.
- 1 - Introduction, preface and test systems
- 2 - MSI MEG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR5 in detail
- 3 - MSI MEG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4 in detail
- 4 - 720p - Gaming Performance
- 5 - 720p - Power consumption and efficiency
- 6 - 1080p - Gaming Performance
- 7 - 1080p - Power consumption and efficiency
- 8 - 1440p - Gaming Performance
- 9 - 1440p - Power consumption and efficiency
- 10 - Overall evaluation of gaming performance
- 11 - Overall evalutaion of power consumption and efficiency
- 12 - Summary and conclusion for gaming
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