AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5 12400
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12400 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
1342
Intel Core i5 12400
+22%
1647
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
12173
Intel Core i5 12400
+1%
12344
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
1629
Intel Core i5 12400
+37%
2244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8104
Intel Core i5 12400
+20%
9793
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
76
Intel Core i5 12400
+34%
102
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+2%
722
Intel Core i5 12400
701
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
1275
Intel Core i5 12400
+27%
1622
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8375
Intel Core i5 12400
+3%
8662
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2646
Intel Core i5 12400
+33%
3528
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+16%
22611
Intel Core i5 12400
19439
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12400
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
-
-
-
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
25x
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
48
-
Raster Operation Units
24
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.35 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
-
-
-
-
