Intel Core i5 12400 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D with 16 cores 4.2GHz . 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 120W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Better graphics card performance

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

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

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

1647

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +24%

2043

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

12344

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +212%

38581

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

2244

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +34%

3012

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

9793

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +106%

20270

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

103

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +17%

121

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

701

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +200%

2108

Blender

Intel Core i5 12400

200

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +240%

681

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

1622

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +41%

2294

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

8662

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +179%

24247

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400

3528

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +17%

4148

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400

19439

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +222%

62623

Intel Core i5 12400

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 4 (Raphael)

i5-12400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 730

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Package

-

Transistor Count

13.1 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

65 W

Power Consumption

120 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

162 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

89°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

12

Performance Core Threads

32

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

42x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 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

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

1500 MHz

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

192

Shader Units

448

48

Texture Units

8

24

Raster Operation Units

4

24

Execution Units

2

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.35 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.43 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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