AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5 12400F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz 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 9 5900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

Intel Core i5 12400F 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 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 9 5900X +1%

1670

Intel Core i5 12400F

1647

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +78%

22046

Intel Core i5 12400F

12344

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

2235

Intel Core i5 12400F +2%

2301

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +32%

12589

Intel Core i5 12400F

9475

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

94

Intel Core i5 12400F +9%

103

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

1639

Intel Core i5 12400F

1628

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +64%

14023

Intel Core i5 12400F

8519

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3470

Intel Core i5 12400F +1%

3513

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +100%

39196

Intel Core i5 12400F

19551

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Core i5 12400F

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jan 2022

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12400F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.15 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

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

6

24

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

12

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

25x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

64 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

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12400F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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