Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12400F 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +50%

1647

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1095

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +22%

12344

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10058

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +99%

2301

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +64%

9475

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +52%

1628

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +16%

8519

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +46%

3513

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +11%

19551

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

Intel Core i5 12400F

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-12400F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

37x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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