Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 with 12 cores 3.0GHz . 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 1 years late

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 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +3%

1647

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

1591

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

12344

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +68%

20814

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +7%

2244

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

2080

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

9793

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

9774

Blender

Intel Core i5 12400

200

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +28%

256

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

1622

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +5%

1715

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

8662

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +50%

13017

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400 +2%

3528

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3447

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

19439

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +77%

34510

Intel Core i5 12400

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jan 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

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

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

30x

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

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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