Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12400
2244
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+44%
3240
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12400
9793
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+51%
14815
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i5-12400
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
38
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
192
Shader Units
-
48
Texture Units
-
24
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
-
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.35 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
