Excellent processor with very efficient 6 cores. At the time of my build I heard about problems with additional e-cores in more powerful CPUs when by mistake e-cores were "given" heavier tasks by the controller (instead of p-cores) worsening overall performance in some games. I hope this has been fixed by now but I still think 6 cores is enough for a gaming PC. Again, the 12th generation of Intel processors was probably the best in terms of quality as some of the 13th and 14th generation intel processors were failing due to manufacturing defects. Lastly, this CPU is officially only 65W making it very easy to cool with a simple air cooler, and the price of i-5 12400 has come down now I would still recommend it for a budget build even in 2024.

Very good CPU, outperforms my own 10th gen i7 and helps increase the pc's longevity.

Great price/performance ratio. I hesitated between this and a 5600X for some time, but finally decided the Intel way would be better at productivity tasks while having better upgrade options than a AM4 platform.

lol can't overclock but I had this in an Asus Prime B660 so it wasn't needed at the time.

Great CPU, runs very cool it's all you need for gaming.

it does cpu things like gaming

Went with Intel for it's known stability and good performance. Did not need the small improvement to 13th gen which cost more and I wouldn't even really use the extra performance.

Most definitely recommend going for a CPU that has integrated graphics as redundancy and in my case, needed it to setup the PC since for whatever reason, my GPU wasn't being picked up by the monitor until after I installed the drivers.

It was a fantastic and capable bargain when it was new and kinda still is!

best mid range 12th generation i5 considering its price

Thought I would've bought Raptor Lake non-K but it's not happening so this instead, SA voltage is limited so currently only running at DDR4-3333, like why Intel : (