As of March 2026, the most profitable coin for Intel Core i5-12400 mining is Monero (XMR) on RandomX, with 3,600 H/s hashrate and -$0.12/day net profit after electricity costs ($0.0727/kWh).
Intel Core i5-12400
Best coin: Monero — net -$0.12/day
Specifications
Brand: Intel
Platform: consumer
Generation: Alder Lake
Socket: LGA 1700
Cores: 6
Threads: 12
Base: 2.5 GHz
Boost: 4.4 GHz
L1: 480 KB
L2: 7.5 MB
L3: 18 MB
TDP: 65 W
Memory: DDR4 × 2ch
PCIe: Gen 5
System Build (used prices)
CPU (Intel Core i5-12400)$97.71
Motherboard (any LGA 1700 B660/H670)$73.28
RAM (DDR4 3200 8GB × 2)$30.53
Storage (SSD 120GB SATA)$12.21
PSU (450W)$24.43
Total system$238.16
Mining Profitability
| Coin | Algo | Hashrate | CPU W | System W | Income/day | Elec/day | Profit/day | CPU H/s/W | Sys H/s/W | CPU $/W | Sys $/W | ROI CPU | ROI System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monero (XMR) | randomx | 3,600 H/s | 68 W | 121 W | $0.09 | $0.21 | -$0.12 | 52.9 | 29.7 | $0.0013/W | $0.0007/W | ∞ | ∞ |
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