AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i5 12400F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT with 8 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

Intel Core i5 12400F 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

1357

Intel Core i5 12400F +21%

1647

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT +4%

12897

Intel Core i5 12400F

12344

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

1679

Intel Core i5 12400F +37%

2301

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

6343

Intel Core i5 12400F +49%

9475

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

81

Intel Core i5 12400F +27%

103

Blender

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

193

Intel Core i5 12400F +4%

201

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

1319

Intel Core i5 12400F +23%

1628

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT +9%

9327

Intel Core i5 12400F

8519

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

2793

Intel Core i5 12400F +25%

3513

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT +20%

23540

Intel Core i5 12400F

19551

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

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Intel Core i5 12400F

General Parameters

Jul 2020

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12400F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

117 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

39x

Multiplier

25x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12400F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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