Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12400 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+29%
1647
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1269
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+33%
12344
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9245
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+36%
2244
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1640
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+38%
9793
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7084
Blender
Intel Core i5 12400
+25%
194
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
155
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+30%
1622
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1240
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+22%
8662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7078
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+37%
3528
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2565
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12400
+9%
19439
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17685
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jul 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Matisse
i5-12400
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AM4
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
36x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
192
Shader Units
-
48
Texture Units
-
24
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.35 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
