Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (65W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

1647

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +23%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

12344

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +136%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

2244

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +31%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

9793

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +94%

19092

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

103

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +17%

121

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

701

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +130%

1614

Blender

Intel Core i5 12400

200

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +103%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

1622

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +40%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

8662

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +136%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

3528

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +22%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

19439

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +167%

52013

Intel Core i5 12400

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i5-12400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 730

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

65 W

Power Consumption

170 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

4.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

47x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

-

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

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 7900X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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