Intel Core i5-12490F
The Core i5-12490F is a 6 core CPU from Intel. This chip has a very good overall score with 7213 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is an amazing processor for gaming, with a score of 10096 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Core i5-12490F scores 6311 points and 6106 points respectively. Indeed, this is a very good rating for very heavy workloads.
The Core i5-12490F has 6 cores and 12 threads. This CPU makes use of simultaneous multithreading technology to improve performance on parallel tasks. Each physical CPU core is divided into multiple logical processors. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 3 GHz and a turbo speed of 4.6 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow. This CPU has a locked multiplier, so you are not able to overclock it beyond this frequency.
In terms of cache, the Core i5-12490F has 480 KiB of level 1 cache, 7 MiB of level 2 cache and 20 MiB of level 3 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.
Power and thermals for the Intel Core i5-12490F CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 65 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's a good estimate.
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