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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400F 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 the cheaper Core i5-12400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$209.08 vs CA$698.98
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-12400F - 231 vs 217 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400F - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
INTEL CORE I5-12400F DESKTOP 6P+0E CORES UP to 4.4 GHZ-MM#99ARGP
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
2191
74.57454050374405%
Multi-Core
8910
46.18255325765821%
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Ryzen 9 7950X
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
72 FPS
CA$18.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
CA$23.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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58 FPS
CA$23.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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40 FPS
CA$30.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,223.46
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58 FPS
CA$23.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,361.89
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58 FPS
CA$25.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,498.08
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72 FPS
CA$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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79 FPS
CA$19.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
CA$27.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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72 FPS
CA$17.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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