It would be easy to dismiss the Intel Core i5 12400 as one of the least interesting processors from the 12th Gen Alder Lake generation of CPUs, but in doing so you'd be dismissing one of the best
By happy accident, it's this generation's Q6600. And I can give no higher praise than that.
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Revolutionary performance and multitasking. With the highest clock speeds and a groundbreaking new architecture, you’ll be able to push your gameplay to new heights while secondary apps run seamlessly in the background. Up to 4.4 GHz Max Clock Speed, 6 Cores, 12 Threads. Performance beyond the cores. The new processor architecture is also compatible with the latest platform innovations, giving you performance improvements throughout your PC.
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