Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz . 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 3 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +50%

1647

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1095

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +22%

12344

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10058

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +99%

2301

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +64%

9475

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +52%

1628

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +16%

8519

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +46%

3513

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +11%

19551

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

Intel Core i5 12400F

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2018

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

12 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

117W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

25x

Multiplier

37x

80K per core

L1 Cache

96K per core

1280K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

18MB shared

L3 Cache

16MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128GB

Max Memory Size

64GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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