Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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

Integrated graphics card

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

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +20%

1647

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1365

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +16%

12344

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

10573

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +26%

2244

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +35%

9793

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7245

Blender

Intel Core i5 12400 +29%

200

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

155

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +13%

1622

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +20%

8662

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +16%

3528

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

19439

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

19373

Intel Core i5 12400

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i5-12400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 730

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °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

16 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

-

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

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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