Intel Core i5-12400 mining profitability

Intel CPU. Mines RandomX. Launch price $192.

Today the Intel Core i5-12400 earns most on XDAG: $0.26 a day, and $0.13 after power at $0.08 a kWh. It pays for electricity up to $0.16 a kWh, and at $0.08 its list price pays back in 48.3 months at today's revenue.

Updated 10 November 2026. Revenue is before pool fees (usually 1–2%); difficulty and price change daily. Open in the calculator to set your own power price, pool fee, quantity and difficulty growth.

Specifications

#AlgorithmHashratePowerEfficiency
1RandomX3.71 kH/s65 W TDP17.5 J/kH

What it earns on each coin

#CoinAlgorithmEarns a dayMerge-mined on topProfit a day at $0.08BreakevenA day’s coins vs volumeLast block
1XDAGXDAGRandomX$0.26—$0.13$0.16/kWh0.05% · sells easily15 min
2MoneroXMRRandomX$0.14—$0.017$0.091/kWh0.16% · sells easily13 min
3MinoTari (Tari L1)XTMRandomX$0.14—$0.012$0.088/kWh68.5% · hard to sell13 min
4Satoshi Cash NetworkSCASHRandomX$0.12—−$0.0064$0.076/kWh2.6% · sells easily25 min
5Quantum Resistant LedgerQRLRandomX$0.058—−$0.067$0.037/kWh1.7% · sells easily14 min
6MinoTari (Tari L1)XTM merge-mined, paid on topRandomX$0.0020—on top—68.5% · hard to sell13 min

Power is the chip’s TDP; the whole computer draws more. Figures from Intel, checked 4 November 2026.

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