The Intel® Core™ i5-12400F is a 12th Gen Alder Lake desktop processor featuring 6 performance cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.5 GHz and turbo boost up to 4.4 GHz. Built on the Intel 7 (10nm) process, it supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0 and 4.0, and uses the LGA 1700 socket. With 18 MB of Smart Cache and a 65W TDP, it offers excellent mid-range performance for gaming and productivity, though it lacks integrated graphics and requires a dedicated GPU.