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Core i5-12400 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-12400 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $199

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MSRP $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 266 days newer than Core i5-12400.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-12400 - 282 vs 260 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 32 vs 12 threads
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

260

92%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

282

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

74%

Multi-Core

8847

46%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Jan 4th, 2022Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Alder LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
65 W
TDP170 W
10 nmProcess Size
5 nm
25.0xMultiplier
45.0x
UHD Graphics 730Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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