Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT with 8 cores 3.9GHz . 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 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +21%

1647

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

1357

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

12344

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT +4%

12897

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +37%

2301

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

1679

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +49%

9475

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

6343

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +27%

103

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

81

Blender

Intel Core i5 12400F +4%

201

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

193

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +23%

1628

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

1319

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

8519

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT +9%

9327

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +25%

3513

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

2793

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

19551

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT +20%

23540

Intel Core i5 12400F

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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-12400F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

117W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

25x

Multiplier

39x

80K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

1280K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

18MB shared

L3 Cache

32MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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