Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 12400F 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +75%

1647

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

936

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +91%

12344

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6457

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +121%

2301

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +119%

9475

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +64%

1628

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +44%

8519

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +59%

3513

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +50%

19551

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

Intel Core i5 12400F

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-12400F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °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 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

96 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

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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