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Intel Core i5-12400 and 12400F are selling early on eBay

Intel won't be officially releasing its non-K and “F” Intel 12th Gen Core processors until 2022, but it looks like a few people already have their hands on some samples. Some of these processors are already beginning to show up on eBay, with prices varying between £170 and £271 for the unreleased Core i5-12400 and Core i5-12400F. 

Besides the Intel Core i5-12400 and i5-12400F entries shared by Tom's Hardware, known leaker @momomo_us also shared another one listing an Intel Core i5-12400. The first two entries come from the same user, selling the i5-12400 at £271 and F-series CPU at £241. The latter is from a different user, who listed the processor at £170.

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It's unclear if these processors are engineering samples or qualification samples. However, one listing has a photo showing the processor's S-Spec code, which is QXDY. Considering a previously known i5-12400 qualification sample had the QYHX S-Spec code, the Core i5-12400 listed on eBay may be an older engineering sample, which would be unsupported by a retail Z690 motherboard.

Both processors are expected to share the same specifications, except for the lack of the UHD 730 iGPU on the i5-12400F. These processors are said to pack 18MB of L3 cache, 6x P-cores, 12x threads and a base clock frequency of 2.5GHz, boosting to 4.4GHz as needed. The TDP/PBP is supposedly set at 65W.

Intel is expected to launch its remaining 12th Gen Core desktop processors in the first half of 2022. Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

KitGuru says: Given that these are not retail samples, we would advise against picking one up for personal use. 

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